Four Parts of Divorce Most people think that divorce is a single transaction: we split, and all the rest is paperwork. Ladies and gentlemen, I changed my own brake pads… once. But only once. I had a book that was supposed to tell me how to do it. I had the parts and a basic tool or two. Let’s just say it was a very educational experience. There are even more moving parts in a divorce than in a set of brakes. There are many things to do and to think about when divorcing