i am recently divorced.
[{"role": "system", "content": "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. 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. In most countries, monogamy is required by law, so divorce allows each former partner to marry another person; where polygyny is legal but polyandry is not, divorce allows the woman to marry another person. 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). Reasons for divorce vary, from sexual incompatibility or lack of independence for one or both spouses to a personality clash.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I just got divorced and had to go to court to do it"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah, divorce laws seem to vary considerably around the world, but in most countries it is a legal process."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes it is and they basically decide what bills you get out of the marriage as well as assets like house"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "And then of course there are the issues of alimony, child custody, child support/visitation, etc.."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh yes thankfully I did not have to deal with that."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Of course, divorce is different from annulment, which declares the marriage null and void"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I never knew what anulment meant thanks for that info"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "But to get a divorce in the US they want you to tell the courts why - and apparently there are regulations for which circumstances under which a person will be granted a divorce."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh yes in my area they call it \"grounds for divorce\""}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I had some friends that got divorced and they cited irreconcilable differences - the court wanted them to be able to prove the reason was well -founded - seems a bit intrusive to me."}]