{
  "id": 8955804,
  "title": "Divorce is illegal in these two countries; what happens when marriages end",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/divorce-is-illegal-in-these-two-countries-what-happens-when-marriages",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T14:26:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/divorce-is-illegal-in-these-two-countries-what-happens-when-marriages-break-down-there/articleshow/134391696.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Philippines and Vatican City are often described as countries where divorce is illegal, but the legal reality is more nuanced. The Philippines has no general divorce law for most marriages, while Muslim Filipinos have specific divorce provisions. In Vatican City, Catholic canon law does not allow divorce for valid, consummated sacramental marriages, but provides for separation, annulment and…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}