Article 31 Divorce shall be granted if husband and wife both desire it. Both parties shall apply to the marriage registration office for divorce. The marriage registration office, after clearly establishing that divorce is desired by both parties and that appropriate arrangements have been made for the care of any children and the disposition of property, shall issue divorce certificates.
        Article 32 When one party alone desires a divorce, the organizations concerned may carry out mediation, or the party may appeal directly to a people's court to start divorce proceedings.
        In dealing with a divorce case, the people's court should carry out mediation between the parties. Divorce shall be granted if mediation fails because mutual affection no long exists. Divorce shall be granted if mediation fails under any of the following circumstances:
        (1) bigamy or, cohabitation of a married person with any third party;
        (2) domestic violence or, maltreatment and desertion of one family member by another;
        (3) bad habits of gamble or drug addiction which remain incorrigible despite repeated admonition;
        (4) separation caused by incompatibility, which lasts two full years; and