Is divorce legal in Nepal?
Legal
Divorce is legal and generally available by mutual consent without fault.
Nepal 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
- India
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
- Pakistan
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available by mutual consent without fault.
- China
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available by mutual consent without fault.
- Sri Lanka
- Not possible Divorce is not legally possible under no-fault grounds, only fault-based divorce is allowed.
- Thailand
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available by mutual consent without fault.
- Vietnam
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available by mutual consent without fault.
Other laws in Nepal
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Recognized
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- 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.