关于离婚的英文介绍

离婚是指夫妻双方通过协议或诉讼的方式解除婚姻关系，终止夫妻间权利和义务的法律行为。按照我国《婚姻法》的规定，如感情确已破裂，调解无效，应准予离婚。下面小编为大家整理的关于离婚的英文介绍，希望对大家有用!

关于离婚的英文介绍

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. In most countries divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process. The legal process for divorce may also involve issues of spousal support, child custody, child support, distribution of property and division of debt.

In most Western countries, a divorce does not declare a marriage null and void, as in an annulment, but it does cancel the married status of the parties. Where monogamy is law, this allows each former partner to marry another. Where polygyny is legal, divorce allows the woman to marry another. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world. Divorce is not permitted in some countries, such as in Malta and in the Philippines, though an annulment is permitted. A referendum will be held in Malta 28th May 2011 to determine if the public wishes to make divorce legal. From 1971 to 1996, four European countries legalized divorce: Spain, Italy, Portugal and the Republic of Ireland.

An annual study in the UK by management consultants Grant Thornton, estimates the main proximal causes of divorce based on surveys of matrimonial lawyers.

The main causes in 2004 were:

Adultery; Extramarital sex; Infidelity—27%

Domestic violence—17%

Midlife crisis—13%

Addictions, e.g. alcoholism and gambling—6%

Workaholism—6%