Divorce by agreement needs to go through the divorce procedures at the marriage registration office, which is usually the civil affairs bureau where the man or woman's household registration is located, so divorce by agreement needs to go through the divorce procedures at the residence. Another kind of situation is litigation divorce. In this case, go to the court to file a divorce lawsuit. The court under the jurisdiction of the court is usually the court where the defendant often resides, and it is considered a divorce when the judgment comes into effect. In this case, divorce does not have to go to the civil affairs bureau where the residence registration is located to apply for divorce.
 Article 32 of the Marriage Law [Divorce proceedings] If one of the men and women requests divorce, the relevant departments can mediate or directly file a divorce proceedings 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 married person 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.