The relevant provisions on divorce in China's Marriage Law mainly include: Article 31 Divorce is allowed if both men and women divorce voluntarily.
Both parties must apply for divorce at the marriage registration office.
The marriage registration authority shall issue a divorce certificate when it finds out that both parties are indeed willing and have properly dealt with children and property issues.
Article 32 If one of the men and women requests divorce, the relevant departments may mediate or directly file a divorce lawsuit with the people's court.
When hearing divorce cases, the people's courts shall conduct mediation; If the relationship has really broken down and the mediation is invalid, divorce shall be granted.
Under the following circumstances
1、 If mediation fails, divorce shall be granted:
（1） Bigamy or cohabitation of a person with a spouse with another person;
（2） Committing domestic violence or maltreating or abandoning family members;
（3） Those who have bad habits such as gambling and drug abuse and refuse to change after repeated education;
（4） Separated for two years due to emotional discord;
（5） Other situations that lead to the breakdown of the relationship between husband and wife.
Divorce shall be granted if one party is declared missing and the other party files a divorce lawsuit.
Article 33 The spouse of an active serviceman who wishes to divorce must obtain the consent of the serviceman, except that the serviceman has a serious fault.
