Is divorce legal in Mexico?
Legal
Divorce is legal and generally available, including unilaterally without fault.
Mexico is one of 56 countries classified “Legal” for divorce — 55% 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
- Guatemala
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available by mutual consent without fault.
- Honduras
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
- United States
- Legal Divorce is legal in every state; grounds and waiting periods vary by state.
- Cuba
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available, including unilaterally without fault.
- Bahamas
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
- Jamaica
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
Other laws in Mexico
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Varies by region
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- 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.