history: I know divorce is common today, but my son has struggled with me and his dad being divorced all his life.
knowledge: Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the termination of a marriage or marital union, the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state.
response: Oh, that's too bad. So you have dissolved the bonds of matrimony between you and his dad?
history: I know divorce is common today, but my son has struggled with me and his dad being divorced all his life.
Oh, that's too bad. So you have dissolved the bonds of matrimony between you and his dad?
Yes, that's right. Divorce has made living hard, economically, as well.
knowledge: Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of alimony (spousal support), child custody, child visitation / access, parenting time, child support, distribution of property, and division of debt.
response: I'm sorry to hear that. Divorce can have many considerations, like child custody or visitation and division of property, for example.
history: I know divorce is common today, but my son has struggled with me and his dad being divorced all his life.
Oh, that's too bad. So you have dissolved the bonds of matrimony between you and his dad?
Yes, that's right. Divorce has made living hard, economically, as well.
I'm sorry to hear that. Divorce can have many considerations, like child custody or visitation and division of property, for example.
Do you know what the divorce rate in America is?
knowledge: Divorce should not be confused with annulment, which declares the marriage null and void; with legal separation or ''de jure'' separation (a legal process by which a married couple may formalize a ''de facto'' separation while remaining legally married) or with ''de facto separation'' (a process where the spouses informally stop cohabiting).
response: No, but I know that divorce is not the same thing as annulment.
history: I know divorce is common today, but my son has struggled with me and his dad being divorced all his life.
Oh, that's too bad. So you have dissolved the bonds of matrimony between you and his dad?
Yes, that's right. Divorce has made living hard, economically, as well.
I'm sorry to hear that. Divorce can have many considerations, like child custody or visitation and division of property, for example.
Do you know what the divorce rate in America is?
No, but I know that divorce is not the same thing as annulment.
What is annulment?
knowledge: Divorce should not be confused with annulment, which declares the marriage null and void; with legal separation or ''de jure'' separation (a legal process by which a married couple may formalize a ''de facto'' separation while remaining legally married) or with ''de facto separation'' (a process where the spouses informally stop cohabiting).
response: It's when a marriage is declared null and void.
history: I know divorce is common today, but my son has struggled with me and his dad being divorced all his life.
Oh, that's too bad. So you have dissolved the bonds of matrimony between you and his dad?
Yes, that's right. Divorce has made living hard, economically, as well.
I'm sorry to hear that. Divorce can have many considerations, like child custody or visitation and division of property, for example.
Do you know what the divorce rate in America is?
No, but I know that divorce is not the same thing as annulment.
What is annulment?
It's when a marriage is declared null and void.
Oh, like Catholic churches can do?  I wasn't Catholic so that wasn't an option for me.
knowledge: The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.29 billion members worldwide.
response: I don't really know, though did you know the Catholic Church as more than 1.29 billion members around the world?