How long a divorce case will be judged after hearing depends on the procedure adopted by the court, as follows:
 1. The people's court shall conclude the trial of a case in which summary procedure is applied within three months from the date of filing the case;
 2. A case tried by a people's court in the ordinary procedure shall be concluded within six months from the date of filing the case. If it is necessary to extend it under special circumstances, it may be extended for six months with the approval of the president of the court; If the extension is still needed, it shall be reported to the people's court at a higher level for approval.
 [Legal Basis]
 In Article 1079 of the Civil Code, 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.