Divorce facts for kids
A divorce ends a marriage in the eyes of the law; after a couple divorces they are no longer married.
Impacts
A divorce or separation can be very stressful; some people become sad after a divorce. If there are children, the children may also feel sad when the parents are separated. However, there are many resources that can help people.
If the parents re-marry, the children of their new husband or wife are their stepchildren. "Step-" can be put before any relation to show it is from another marriage. If there are children in the new marriage, children from a former marriage are called half-brothers or half-sisters, since they are "half" related.
Divorce in different cultures
The law of divorce is different in every country. Only two countries have no law of divorce, The Philippines and The Vatican. In the Philippines, married people are not able to end their relation, but it is possible for them to say they were never married for example, because of an error. Most religions do not agree with the couples divorcing.
Related pages
Images for kids
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"Just Divorced!" hand-written on an automobile's rear window.
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Roman married couple.
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Henry VIII of England broke with the Catholic Church in order to obtain an annulment.
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Joséphine, first wife of Napoleon, obtained the civil dissolution of her marriage under the Napoleonic Code of 1804.
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Marilyn Monroe signing divorce papers with celebrity attorney Jerry Giesler.
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See also
In Spanish: Divorcio para niños
