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In the United States, husbands and wives who no longer wish to be married to each other can get a "divorce" (the legal end of a marriage). In the past, divorce was very unusual, but now it is common and some people are married and divorced several times.

The husband and wife must identify their "grounds for divorce," or the reason(s) that they want to get a divorce. One common reason for divorce is "adultery," when the husband or wife has a sexual relationship with another person. Another common reason is "cruelty," when the husband or wife causes emotional pain or physical pain to the other person. Sometimes husbands and wives get a divorce because they have "irreconcilable differences," meaning that they do not want to live together anymore because they are too different from each other.

To get a divorce, the husband and wife each get a "lawyer" or attorney who helps them through the divorce process. The lawyers help them decide what to do with the things that the "married couple" (the husband and wife) bought while they were married. In most states, anything that was bought by the couple during the marriage is known as "community property," meaning that it is owned by both the husband and the wife, and needs to be "divided" (some given to the husband, and some given to the wife). If the husband and wife have children, the lawyers will help them determine who has "custody" or the right to live with the children. If the husband and wife cannot agree about property and custody, their divorce may go to court, where a judge will make these decisions for them.