Divorce is the final act of a relationship, when one of the partners cannot fulfill their obligations towards each other. There are different types of divorce and each of them has its own morality. In illegitimate divorce – when a partner cannot fulfill their afflictions there is a moral issue involved. Divorce is not only a legal issue, when a spouse can’t fulfill their obligations towards each other.

Jesus told his disciples;

“Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery.” (Mark 10:11-12, NLT)

When a spouse can’t fulfill their marital vows and can no longer pay their share of the marriage expenses, then it becomes a moral issue for them. Divorce is not always the final solution and if both the parties are willing to reconcile and make their marriage work they can work out a divorce a happy ending. It is better to separate from your spouse than to live together and be together with your spouse who doesn’t support or love you anymore. Divorce may solve your economic problems but it is not a moral problem for you and your children.

Divorce leads to separate legal status and two legal representatives, one of which is your spouse. Then you are considered single and you need to get yourself sorted out legally. Sometimes one of the partners may have been ill prepared emotionally to deal with the situation and so the other spouse takes the responsibility of looking after you. This is the moral issue of divorce. Many people think that if they are in a happy relationship that they don’t need to think about moral issues and they can easily divorce their spouses when they find they cannot live together any more.

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