It is good to point out that described in broad strokes, there are two types of divorces available for Dominicans and foreigners in the Dominican Republic, which are the ones that we indicate and briefly address below:
1) Divorce by mutual consent: When the parties agree to carry out this type of procedure and meet the requirements of the Law. It must be said that this type of divorce is faster, its phases are shorter, and As for its completion, the time is shorter, therefore it is more economical for the parties.
2) Divorce for other specific reasons: When the two parties do not agree to divorce and it is necessary to carry out a judicial procedure other than that of mutual consent, which is litigious and begins with a lawsuit, or when the whereabouts of one are unknown. of the spouses and it is necessary to take the litigation process in a public hearing before the competent court.
This second type of divorce takes longer, it can normally imply that both parties face each other in the hearings duly represented by private lawyers who pay the same parties, and in terms of its completion the time is longer , therefore it is more expensive for the parties. parties in dispute. On the other hand, to carry out one or another type of divorce, it is necessary to take into account the causes that can give rise to it. The Causes of Divorce in the Dominican Republic are the ones indicated below:
1) The mutual consent of the spouses.
2) The incompatibility of characters, which involves events that cause unhappiness in the couple and disrupt their social environment.
3) The absence decreed by the court in accordance with the prescriptions of the Dominican Civil Code.
4) The proven infidelity of one of the spouses.
5) The criminal sentence imposed on one of the spouses.
6) Insults or serious injuries made by one of the spouses against the other.
7) The abandonment of the home of one of the spouses.
8) The alcoholism of one of the spouses or the use of drugs.
