President Leonel Luna wants to make it easier for couples to call it quits . They could sign a two - year marriage contract , then decide whether to divorce . As it is , she said , the majority of marriage dissolutions in Mexico -- 70 % -- come not from a formal divorce but from informal separation . The law would apply only to Mexico City .
President Leonel Luna wants to make it easier for couples to call it quits . They could sign a two - year marriage contract , then decide whether to divorce . The law would apply only to Mexico City .