A mutual agreement divorce<\/strong>, also known as a consensual divorce, is the route through which both spouses jointly decide to dissolve the marital bond and reach an agreement on all matters arising from the separation: the children, the family home, support payments and the division of common assets, if any.<\/p>\n Unlike a contested divorce, where the parties cannot agree and the judge decides, in a mutual agreement divorce it is the spouses themselves who agree on the terms, which are set out in the divorce settlement agreement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n To divorce by mutual agreement in Spain, it is enough for three months to have passed since the marriage took place. It is not necessary to allege any cause or prove fault by either spouse.<\/p>\n Both parties must agree not only to divorce, but also on the terms of the divorce settlement agreement. If there is disagreement on any relevant issue, the appropriate procedure is a contested divorce.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Spain, there are two ways to process a mutual agreement divorce:<\/p>\n <\/p>\nContents<\/h2>\n
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