QCOSTARICA — Marriages in Costa Rica began to have an upturn after the pandemic, growing steadily in the following four years.
According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos – INEC), marriages in the first half of 2024 reached nearly 11,000, up from 8,549 in the first half of 2020.
Sociologist Francisco Gamboa explained that this behavior could be attributed to the delay in getting married that was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The month with the highest number of weddings each year is February, with an average of 2,000 of the total for the semester.
“This is a result of the period after the Christmas holidays, the vacations and the romantic spirit of the season,” said Gamboa.
More than half get divorced
According to the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) which maintains the civil registry, in 2022, 23,885 marriages were registered in Costa Rica, and 13,236 divorces, that is, more than half of marriages.
The same occurred in previous years.
Article 48 of the Family Code regulates the causes and establishes eight grounds for declaring a divorce.
Adultery (by either spouse), cruelty (abuse), and mutual agreement are the most frequent.
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“Adultery occurs when one of the parties is unfaithful since there is a breach of the duty of fidelity; cruelty is when there is violent and degrading treatment, whether physical, emotional or patrimonial; and mutual agreement when both decide to separate,” she explained.
The third, mutual agreement, is the simplest, as it is the only one that can be done via a notary, through a divorce agreement and the distribution of assets and care of children, if there are any, is passed to the Family Court and the judge approves it, that is, gives a guarantee and registers it in the Registry.
The others are:
- An attempt by one of the spouses against the life of the other or their children;
- An attempt by one of the spouses to prostitute or corrupt the other spouse and an attempt to corrupt or corrupt the children of either of them;
- Judicial separation for a period of no less than one year, if during that period there has been no reconciliation between the spouses;
- The absence of the spouse is legally declared; and
- The separation of fact for a term of no less than three years.
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