Most try to sign a divorce settlement by themselves first. After failing to reach an agreement on issues such as the division of property or custody of children, they turn to legal resolution.
大多數夫妻會先行簽定離婚協議書。無法在財產分配或子女監護等問題上達成一致時,他們才采取法律手段。
在上面的報道中,divorce settlement就是“離婚協議書”,也可以用marital termination agreement來表達,是指即將解除婚姻關系的夫妻雙方所簽署的、關于division of property(財產分割)、custody and visitation of children(子女監護與探視)、spousal support(配偶贍養費)以及child support(子女撫養費)等的書面協議。
在順義區法院調查的離婚案件中,incompatibility(無法相處)、extramarital affairs(婚外情)和domestic violence(家庭暴力)是離婚的主因。