Divorce

Divorce is a legalized separation of a married couple where the husband and wife mutually agree to declare the end of their marriage. Divorces in Western civilizations are usually presented before a judge, who serves to determine the distribution of marital assets shared between the couple as well as custody of the children produced in the marriage.

In Smurf society in the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series, divorces are very rare and are usually discouraged by emphasizing the importance of married couples working out their problems and staying together for the sake of their children. However, Papa Smurf's fellow Smurfs had recognized that his marriage to his wife Lillithina had ended when she left him following the "death" of Empath in Psychelia as a baby Smurf, though there is no legal record of it.