Divorce (or the dissolution of marriage) is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties (unlike annulment, which declares the marriage null and void). Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries it requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process. The legal process of divorce may also involve issues of alimony (spousal support), child custody, child support, distribution of property, and division of debt. Where monogamy is law, divorce allows each former partner to marry another; where polygyny is legal but polyandry is not, divorce allows the woman to marry another.

"D.I.V.O.R.C.E." is a 1975 UK number-one single by Scottish folk singer and comedian Billy Connolly. A comedy song, it reached #1 for one week in November 1975 and was one of the few songs of its genre to reach this milestone.

Divorcee, refers to a person whose marriage has ended in divorce, a legal dissolution of marriage before death by either spouse.[1][2] The feminine form is "divorcée", and the masculine "divorcé". At one time the term had negative cultural and religious associations. In Europe and North America this began to moderate in the 1960s.

Scheidung oder Ehescheidung ist die formelle juristische Auflösung einer Ehe.

Le divorce est la rupture officielle du mariage existant entre deux individus précédemment unis. Il se distingue de la séparation de fait, sans conséquence juridique, et de la séparation de corps, qui est reconnue juridiquement mais laisse subsister le mariage.

En skilsmässa eller en äktenskapsskillnad är ett upplösande av ett äktenskap på initiativ av en eller flera av parterna, innan någon av makarna har dött. Ett påtvingat upplösande kallas upplösning av äktenskap. Beroende på under vilka former och lagar äktenskapet ingåtts, kan vissa eller alla parter vara förbjudna från att begära skilsmässa.

Rozwód - rozwiązanie ważnego związku małżeńskiego przez sąd na żądanie jednego lub obojga małżonków.