Maritial Breakdown and Divorce Flashcards
1
Q
What is divorce?
A
Legal ending of a marriage
2
Q
What is Separation?
A
Couples agree to live apart after the breakdown of the marriage
3
Q
Why do people chose to be separated?
A
If divorce is too expensive, too difficult to obtain, Religious/moral objections
4
Q
What is an Empty-shell marriage?
A
husband and wife stay together but in name only , no love or intimacy remains
5
Q
Why may people live in an empty-shell marriage?
A
persist for children, religious reasons or their community may object - this type was more common when divorce was almost impossible to obtain
