You need Java to see this applet. Divorce is the termination of the legal relationship of marriage.
Divorce is a one of only two means by which the marriage relationship is legally terminated.
Death is the only other means of termination. Once a marriage has been legally consumated and entered into the marriage relationship continues until terminated by judicial decree in a Divorce Action, or death of one of the parties. Although a marriage relationship may in some instances be entered into without ceremony, as a Common Law Marriage , there is no such thing as a Common Law Divorce . See - Common Law Marriage. Parties to a marriage may not just agree not to be married any longer, nor just walk away from each other.