There is no divorce
Reproductive problems, e.g., barrenness or impotence
Illicit sexual relationship, e.g., adultery
Incompatibility
Desertion or extreme neglect
Incompatibility with affines
Failure in economic or domestic duties, e.g., laziness, poor provider or nonpayment of marriage payments
None or trivial grounds, e.g., another woman or man is more desirable or he or she does not like his or her current spouse

Divorce is allowed for both the H and W
Divorce is more difficult for a man to obtain. There is a prohibition against his obtaining one or a low frequency of men who obtain a divorce
Divorce is difficult and/or has a low frequency for both men and women
Divorce is more difficult for the wife to obtain. There is a prohibition against her obtaining one or a low frequency of wives obtaining a divorce

No divorce
The wife keeps all of the children
Who has custody of the children depends on the age and/or wishes of the children, e.g., the mother may take the infants
Each spouse has custody of some of the children, e.g., the wife keeps the girls and the husband the boys
Custody of the children depends on the circumstances of the divorce
The husband has custody of all of the children

Both the H and W may remarry
Both the H and W may remarry, but it is easier for the H
It is difficult for both the H and W to remarry after divorce
No divorce

There is no divorce
No financial transactions occur after a divorce, or there is an equal division of property
The H or his kin pay compensation
The transactions that occur depend on the circumstances of the divorce
The wife and/or her kin group pay compensation, e.g., return brideprice

She may marry anyone she chooses
She may remarry but often chooses not to, e.g., she would suffer financial loss or her children can care for her
She may remarry, but first priority is given to marrying a specific relative of her husbands or someone chosen by her husbands kin group, e.g., levirate
She must marry a specific relative of the husbands or someone chosen by her husbands kin group or not remarry
She may not remarry