[ **up: [[Marriage]]** ] --- # Divorce [[2024-1019. 'There is no absolute bulletproof vest in marriage. The only way forward is for a couple to show mutual understanding and sincerity.'|'There is no absolute bulletproof vest in marriage. The only way forward is for a couple to show mutual understanding and sincerity.']][^1] [[2024-0415. 'Individuals are more likely to leave a marriage when the benefits are reduced and the cost of leaving is low.'|'Individuals are more likely to leave a marriage when the benefits are reduced and the cost of leaving is low.']][^2] [[2024-0415. Wealth and education are important contributory factors to marital stability.|'Wealth and education are also important contributory factors to marital stability (Amato 2010).']][^3] --- ## Divorce – China [[In China, a husband may not apply for a divorce when his wife is pregnant or within one year after the birth of a child or within six months after pregnancy suspension.|'Article 34. A husband may not apply for a divorce when his wife is pregnant or within one year after the birth of a child or within six months after pregnancy suspension. This restriction shall not apply in cases where the wife applies for a divorce, or when the people's court deems it necessary to accept the divorce application made by the husband.']][^4] --- ## Gambia ### Rural Gambia [[2024-0415. In rural Gambia, divorce is common when they are no offspring, and women formally marry only after producing one or two children.|'In rural Gambia, for example, divorce is common when there are no offspring, and women formally marry only after they have produced one or two children in their natal home (i.e., after providing evidence of their fertility).']][^2] --- ## Ireland ### Brehon law [[In ancient Ireland, prior to English rule, a woman could divorce her husband for a wide variety of reasons.|In ancient Ireland, prior to English rule, a woman could divorce her husband for a wide variety of reasons.]][^5] [^1]: Zheng Yiwen, ‘Before Forever: The Rise of Prenuptial Agreements in China’, *[[TWOC. 'The World of Chinese' (Website)|The World of Chinese]]*, 10 April 2024, https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2024/04/before-forever-the-rise-of-prenuptial-agreements-in-china/. [^2]: Juan Du and Ruth Mace, ‘[[Du & Mace. ‘Marriage Stability in a Pastoralist Society’, 2019.|Marriage Stability in a Pastoralist Society]]’, *Behavioural Ecology* 30, no. 6 (8 November 2019), p. 1. [^3]: Juan Du and Ruth Mace, ‘[[Du & Mace. ‘Marriage Stability in a Pastoralist Society’, 2019.|Marriage Stability in a Pastoralist Society]]’, *Behavioural Ecology* 30, no. 6 (8 November 2019), p. 1. [^4]: National People’s Congress Standing Committee, Article 32, [[National People’s Congress Standing Committee, ‘Marriage Law of the People’s Republic of China’, 1980.]], 10 September 1980, [https://www.cecc.gov/resources/legal-provisions/marriage-law-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-amended](https://www.cecc.gov/resources/legal-provisions/marriage-law-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-amended). [^5]: Philip Carr-Gomm, *[[Carr-Gomm. 'Druid Mysteries', 2011.|Druid Mysteries: Ancient Wisdom for the 21st Century]]* (London: Rider, 2011), Chapter 6.