Is divorce legal in Bolivia?
Heavily restricted
Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
Bolivia is one of 39 countries classified “Heavily restricted” for divorce — 39% of the 101 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Divorce law by country
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Paraguay
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
- Brazil
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available, including unilaterally without fault.
- Peru
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available by mutual consent without fault.
- Uruguay
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available, including unilaterally without fault.
- Ecuador
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available by mutual consent without fault.
- Argentina
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available, including unilaterally without fault.
Other laws in Bolivia
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Limited (step-child / single)
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.