Dissolution is also the term for the legal process by which an adoption is reversed. While this applies to the vast majority of adoptions which are terminated, they are more commonly referred to as disruptions, even though that term technically applies only to those that are not legally complete at the time of termination.
Marriage and dissolution are not the private acts of individuals, but rather the official recognition by the state of the existence or termination of a legal relationship.
Dissolution of marriage is a purely statutory cause of action and a marriage cannot be terminated without the entry of a court order.
Nevertheless, the main difference between the simplified dissolution of marriage and the regular dissolution of marriage is that the petition for a simplified dissolution of marriage is a joint petition.