Forms to end a marriage

Forms to end a marriage

There are several forms to end marriages in different cultures, several of them being accepted in some cultures.

*Divorce - Talaq being the Islamic counterpart, Triple talaq being a controversial version of it.
*Annulment - formalize that a marriage did not take place
*Pauline privilege - something in between Divorce and Annulment.
*Also, the ending of a Nikah Mut'ah is something in between a Divorce and an Annulment.


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