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When a marriage disintegrates into divorce
The end of a marriage is a difficult life experience, but with changes in laws and attitudes, society can help affected families pivot towards a better life.
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Dissolving a marriage is complicated, particularly when children are involved.
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Ranjani Rao
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The year I turned 40, two important relationships in my life ended. My mother died. And I filed for divorce. My mother's death was sudden and unexpected. But my marriage had been a disaster in the making for almost two decades.
Loss, whether to cruel death or to the vagaries of life, is not easy to bear, and even more difficult to fathom. Death is final and non-negotiable by its very nature. Divorce is a different kind of ending.
