There are two ways of divorce. One is divorce by agreement. As long as the documents of both parties are complete, the civil affairs department will approve the divorce and issue a divorce certificate on the same day.
 The other is litigation divorce. According to the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Law of our country, divorce cases that apply summary procedure should be concluded within three months from the date of filing, while those that apply ordinary procedure should be concluded within six months after filing, and in special cases can be extended by six months with the approval of the president; If the extension is needed, it shall be reported to the people's court at the next higher level for approval.
 That is to say, the first instance divorce cases that apply the ordinary procedure can be concluded within six months in the short term, and one year or more in the long term.
 Legal basis:
 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.