There is no reason to divorce however there can be reasons for separation for abuse. There is a law on the book in the United States that says a couple can get a legal separation without divorce that works the same way divorce does in terms of financial support. It is a permanent separation without the possibility of remarriage. It allows for a couple to have financial support without having to live together.
Apparently this law was a result of an answer to abuse without promoting divorce and the couple can never remarry if they take this legal action. This fits with the Bible in matters of abuse or adultery when a spouse will not stop the adultery.
I have noticed that when a couple divorces their intent is to be able to remarry against God's will. Once a remarriage happens there is very little chance there will be a reconciliation. But in a situation like the "legal separation" the couple will not be able to marry anyone else, there is a better chance of reconciliation.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11 "…10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. "
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