From the Latin divortium, divorce is the action and effect of divorcing or divorcing (dissolving a marriage by legal means, separating or separating people or things that were together). For example: “I just signed the divorce with Marcos; the situation was no longer enough”, “My wife asked me for a divorce because she thinks I cheated on her, but it was a misunderstanding”, “A corruption scandal ended with the divorce of the most successful business duo of recent times”.
Most Western countries consider marriage as the union between two people with legal, social and cultural recognition. Its objective is to provide a framework of mutual protection and the offspring of both people. It should be noted that rights and obligations arise for both parties from this bond.
Divorce, therefore, is the legal or religious dissolution of marriage by agreement between both parties or by the violation of any of the marital rights or obligations. Legislation usually grants protection to both the woman and the children born during the relationship. According to Abbreviationfinder, DC stands for Divorce Court.
When the law or religion does not allow divorce, the separation occurs in fact, with no other support than the dissolution of the relationship and the estrangement of both people.
Historically, the decision to divorce has been frowned upon by society, given that, for many, marriage is a union that should last a lifetime. In recent decades, however, this conception has changed and today divorce is accepted as the normal option for those relationships that do not work.
Prenuptial agreement
The prenuptial agreement, also known as a prenuptial agreement, is a contract between two parties before they get married. In it, they must specify their assets and their fate in the event that the union ceases by mutual decision, as occurs through divorce.
Culturally, the idea of signing a separation of property before marriage is considered incoherent with the mutual trust that should characterize a married couple. On the other hand, legal specialists agree that it is a wise decision to protect one’s assets, especially if one takes into account that statistically the percentage of successful marriages is decreasing.
It is worth mentioning that not only wealthy people enter into prenuptial agreements; while it’s common for the concept to feature in movie star news, it’s also the path many middle-class individuals choose before committing to their other half. It should not be forgotten that through this type of contract protection is also offered to children, since it ensures the absence of violent lawsuits, so typical in case of divorce.
As expected, there are limits to the claims that each party can express in a prenuptial agreement; for example, it is not possible to specify who will take care of the minors in the event of a breakup, nor anticipate the visitation regime or the delivery of a monthly pension. On the other hand, it is possible to point out aspects such as religious beliefs, relationships that will be maintained with relatives, and favorite pets.
However, experts advise avoiding those matters that are difficult to ratify in the event of a divorce, and focus on purely patrimonial issues. Needless to say, a prenuptial agreement has as its primary objective to prevent one of the spouses from taking advantage of the economic situation of her partner, both to pay old debts and to deprive him of her assets after a premeditated separation.
Finally, there is an agreement called cohabitation, which can be entered into by people who live together and who do not plan to get married. Likewise, a couple that has not signed a prenuptial contract can resort to a postnuptial one.
