Divorce is a legal termination or you can say legal end of a marriage
. Divorce takes place when a married couple decides that they can't live together anymore and marriage doesn't serve any purpose anymore. It may sound easy that a married couple opt for divorce when they find that they can't live together anymore but in reality it is not that easy. Divorce is an awful experience. Couple has to go through a lot of emotional and mental turmoil. The whole family gets disturbed. Children are severely affected by the divorce. Divorce also involves a lot of legal procedures. Filling divorce forms, making divorce papers and court hearing etc can be tiring procedures. There are numerous issues associated with divorce which have to be settled like property settlement, financial settlement and child custody etc. If a couple has already decided to go for a divorce and want to know what are the legal procedures? Your states divorce law will decide the legal procedures you have to go through. A few states in US do not have laws that allow a couple to separate legally until a court decides otherwise. In such case with the help of your attorney file a petition with the court requesting a hearing on your marriage. In these hearings you can demand for a temporary separation agreement. If your state law allows separating legally then your attorney will petition the courts for a separation agreement. Many a times couples are unable to settle their differences over property, money and child custody etc peacefully. They fight over these issues and they are even ready for long court battle. Surely divorce has negative effects on the couple, their children and their families. Therefore, divorce should be kept as a last option.