Loi autorisant le divorce en France was a French law introduced during the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

on 20 September 1792.Jean Tulard, Jean-François Fayard et Alfred Fierro, Histoire et dictionnaire de la Révolution française. 1789-1799, Paris, éd. Robert Laffont, coll. « Bouquins », 1987, 1998 étail des éditions() It was the first law to allow for a modern form of

divorce Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...

, in which both men and women could divorce on equal terms and remarry. At the time it was unique in Europe. It was in full force until 1804, when it was restricted, and completely abolished in 1816. It was reintroduced in 1884.

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