Philippines
Couples living in the Philippines are almost impossible to divorce. Because divorce is an expensive and difficult thing to do under the Philippine legal system, under Philippine law, divorce is generally illegal in the Philippines.
Only filipinos who are partially Muslims can get a divorce. Filipinos married to foreigners who divorce in the country where the foreign subject resides are considered legal divorce and can remarry.
Legal separation may be made if one of the spouses can prove that he or she has been abused or betrayed by the other spouse, or that the other spouse has engaged in drug, alcohol, or homosexual behavior. Applying for an annulment of a marriage is more complicated because both parties must prove that there was some kind of fraud or mental problem at the time of marriage. Therefore, friends who intend to marry Filipino girls in the future should think twice.
Malta
Prior to 2011, divorce between husband and wife was illegal in Malta. Catholicism is its state religion, and 98% of the country's population is Catholic. However, before 1997, Malta was not the only Catholic country where divorce was illegal.
Divorce is also illegal in many major Catholic countries such as Italy, Portugal, Spain and Ireland. Divorce was not legalized until 1997 in other European Catholic countries, but Malta continued to go its own way. Malta is a country that only allowed divorce to be legalized after a referendum in May 2011.
Chile
Chile was the country that legalized divorce in 2005, but the process of divorce in Chile is long and difficult. A person must prove that the other party is unfaithful, abusive or abandoned in order to divorce. Until now, Chile has been a difficult place to get a divorce. The reason for the difficulty of divorce is mainly due to religious factors.
Egypt
Divorce has long been a taboo in Egyptian society, even in discussions, let alone a way of behaving. Egypt is no different from most other Muslim countries in the Middle East, and in fact, all divorced Egyptian women are tired of being abused.
Prior to the new law, women could only be granted divorce if they could prove physical or psychological abuse. Women can now apply for no-fault divorce, but must waive all rights to divide property and repay the dowry that the husband gave to the woman's family at the time of marriage. However, Egyptian men have an unconditional right to divorce and do not even need to go to court.
Saudi Arabia
Divorce is easy for Saudi men, who have the right to unilaterally dissolve the marriage and can simply divorce without any legal grounds. However, since January 6, 2019, the law has introduced new rules that when a husband is approved for divorce, he must notify his wife by text message. This is to prevent women from being hastily divorced without their knowledge.
Divorce is difficult for Saudi women, who can only divorce if their husbands agree. Or, if her husband hurt her, she could get a divorce through judicial avenues.
Japan
Japanese people are known for not divorcing, not because of the incomparable love between Japanese couples, and the reasons for this are also very sad. Legally speaking, divorce in Japan is fairly easy and straightforward. Newlyweds only need to sign, stamp and file a paper form, and they can divorce without going to court.
The hard part is whether the couple wants to divorce or not, especially if they have children. Japanese law does not discriminate between child custody and visitation rights. After the couple divorced, the party who was given custody of the children and visitation rights got everything. Since the other party clearly does not want to completely cut off contact with the child, this makes the other party's life particularly difficult and frustrating.
According to Japanese law, there is no provision on joint custody of children. That is to say, the party who has not obtained custody of the child has only the obligation to raise the child, but does not have the right of visitation. As a result, after Japanese couples divorce, children rarely see their divorced father or mother. Therefore, for the sake of their children, many Japanese couples who have broken up their feelings simply choose to live permanently apart and give up divorce.
Another strange thing about Japan is that women have to wait six months after divorce before they can remarry, while men do not have such restrictions. Women must also take their husband's surname after marriage, and if they want to restore their maiden name after divorce, they also need to go through complex legal channels.