If one of the husband and wife requests divorce, the relevant organization may mediate or directly file a divorce lawsuit with the people's court.
When hearing divorce cases, the people's courts shall conduct mediation; Divorce shall be granted if the relationship has really broken down and mediation has failed.
Divorce shall be granted if mediation fails in any of the following circumstances:
（1） Bigamy or cohabitation with others;
（2） Domestic violence or maltreatment or desertion of family members;
（3） Gambling, drug abuse and other bad habits persist in teaching;
（4） Two years of separation 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.
Divorce shall be granted if one party files a divorce lawsuit again after the people's court has ruled that divorce is not allowed and the two parties have lived apart for one year
Legal basis
Article 1076 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China [Divorce by agreement] If the husband and wife divorce voluntarily, they shall sign a written divorce agreement and apply for divorce registration in person at the marriage registration authority.
The divorce agreement shall specify the intention of both parties to divorce voluntarily and the consensus on matters such as child rearing, property and debt handling.
