Divorce - a formal and legal ending of a marriage

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Divorce is a formal and legal ending of a marriage. When couples decide to marry they are making a life long commitment and hope that their marriage will last for life.

Marital breakdown is another factor in the life of a married couple, and there can be many reasons for a break up between married couples but all reasons lead to pain and difficulty, this is why couples are encouraged to strengthen their relationships all the time

 The reasons for a break up in a marriage are numerous they mostly have to do with financial stability as most couples find this an important issue in life. Some reasons can be pretty straight forward like a lack of communication or a lack of companionship which are equally important. Another reason would be false hopes this is when people get the wrong picture of married life and decide that they do not want to live that life. Human nature is a major factor as many people change in weather it be their action's or feeling's over a space of time people change, and the most common reason is children, many couples will break up if they can not support a child so they are pressured to break up. All these reasons lead up to the final part of marital breakdown Divorce.

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The Catholic Church does not see divorce as a feasible excuse for a couple to break up as it is a valid contract between two baptized Christians and is regarded as a sacrament. The Catholic Church states divorce is a legal break up of a marriage leaving either partner free to marry again, though the Roman Catholic Church does not recognize divorce for the following reasons,

  • Christ insisted that the original intention for marriage in the plan of God and that it should be indissoluble.
  • People who divorce are breaking a natural law, for the two people ...

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