11 Interesting Facts About Divorce Around The World

1. In ancient Athens, divorce was allowed freely. However, the person seeking the divorce must submit their application to a judge who decides whether the reasons for the request was sufficient.

2. Malta does not allow divorce law, the country. Separation and annulment of the civil law is permitted by law, and the marriage accordingly.

3. Ireland, divorce was forbidden until 1997. People vote in 1995, repealed the law forbids divorce, and entered into force two years later. This was after the referendum in 1986 ended the ban remains.

4. Divorce is statistically more frequent when the marriage was preceded by a premarital pregnancy or birth. This is because couples are pressured to marry, and finally accept that they married for the wrong reasons.

5. Divorce is allowed only in the United Kingdom, if the marriage is considered irretrievably broken down. This criterion can be met in various ways: adultery, unreasonable behavior, two years away from (agree) or reject (in which one spouse has been absent without response) or five years of lack of consent to the separation.

6. In 2004, the Ontario Court of Appeal has declared a part of the divorce law, as unconstitutional, is not the same-sex marriage. The applicants' case, a lesbian couple, has successfully defended the change in the law, which allowed them to leave.

7. In Italy, divorce was illegal until under the influence of the Catholic Church 1974. In fact, divorce is still illegal in Vatican City. The illegality of divorce has had an influence on the film industry, with different ways out of a relationship explored in films such as divorce, Italian-style.

8. The legal status of divorce in Argentina has been very interesting and varied in the last century and beyond. Attempts were made to legalize divorce in 1888 but the project has been repeatedly blocked by the conservative groups the influence of the Catholic Church. In 1954, a layman named president Juan Domingo Perón legalized divorce. A year later, however, a coup forced him from power, and the military government repealed the law. Only in 1987 was gone forever, with a commitment that was part of the church that the right does not apply to Catholics. Other parts remained furious with the approval of the law, and threatened to excommunicate members who voted hated the new law. A bishop carries out this threat to members of Congress under its jurisdiction.

9. With Malta and the Vatican, the Philippines is the only other country that does not allow divorce in any legal form.

10. Zsa Zsa Gabor once said: "I am a housewife Every time I get divorced, I like the house."

11. Divorce is rare in times of economic stress for a couple. Rather than let their problems divide, couples are more likely to turn their attention to see through difficult times. But couples who suffer the death of a child are much more likely to separate.

Disclaimer: This article is for informational and entertainment purposes and should not be construed as legal advice on any issue.