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* In ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', the Pink Ranger Kimberly's parents are divorced but start off kneedeep in this trope - their one appearance involved the mother showing up with her new flame in a meet-the-parents affair at Angel Grove High. The real Aesop though is that the divorce hasn't affected their relationship with their child rather than each other.
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* [[{{StargateAtlantis}} Colonel Sheppard]] and his ex-wife Nancy seem to get along well enough to understand how much strain their respective jobs had put on their relationship and she's able to use her position at Homeland Security to pass along some information to him when he's back on Earth to track down a Replicator.
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* [[Criminal Minds David Rossi]] gets along with at least one of his ex-wives...so much so that [[spoiler: when she'd diagnosed with ALS, she asks him to assist in her suicide]].
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* Commander Badass of ''ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'' is still on good terms with his ex-wife to the point of having a barbecue together and casually exchanging custody of the kids after work. As a result, it's a huge [[TearJerker kick in the tear ducts]] when [[{{Bishounen}} Nomura]] [[TheVirus Syndrome]] renders the Commander unrecognizable to them.
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* On ''{{Babylon5}}'' John Sheridan and ex-wife Elizabeth Lochley not only get along but have an implicit trust in each other than makes them an ideal command team. According to Elizabeth they both realize that the marriage was a horrible mistake due to their aggressive command personalities. The divorce saved their friendship.
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* Ted and Robin in ''HowIMetYourMother'' broke up very amicably with no heartbreak or fighting whatsoever (after realizing that they wanted completely different lives and didn't want to force each other to compromise), and not only remained very close friends throughout the series, but it is revealed that they will always remain close friends, as Robin is known as "Aunt Robin" to Ted's future children and apparently interacts with them a great deal. They were even platonic roommates in seasons 4-7, and Ted has promised to be Robin's best man should she ever get married.
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* Austria and Hungary in ''AxisPowersHetalia'' are still very much going out together, despite having been divorced after WorldWarI.
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* The Jacksons on ''TheSarahJaneAdventures'': Remarkably so considering [[spoiler:Chrissie left Alan for her Judo instructor]]
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* The [[BittersweetEnding "best"]] ending of SilentHillShatteredMemories involves [[spoiler:Harry and Dahlia leaving on equal terms, and only leave because their relationship has grown stale.]] The [[DomesticAbuse other]] [[YourCheatingHeart endings]], [[DrunkDriver though]]...
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* The [[BittersweetEnding "best"]] ending of SilentHillShatteredMemories involves [[spoiler:Harry and Dahlia leaving on equal terms, and only leave because their relationship has grown stale.]] The [[DomesticAbuse other]] [[YourCheatingHeart endings]], [[DrunkDriver though]]...
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* ''MarmaladeBoy'' starts when Miki's parents Rumi and Jin tell her all smiling "we're having a divorce [[SayItWithHearts ♥]]!" They get divorced and stay friends, then they swap spouses with Yuu's parents Chiyako and Youji, and both families move into a BigFancyHouse so the two teens won't lose their parental figures and things will be easier in the financial and emotional senses.
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* Ureshiko and Tamotsu in ''Anime/OkusamaWaMahouShoujo'' aren't divorced, but they don't live together anymore. Ureshiko comes over to help him clean once in a while. [[spoiler:In the end, they presumably do get divorced amicably, since Tamotsu told Kagura to treat her well]].
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->SUSAN: Well, not since the divorce.
->ROBERT: Then where are you living now, Peter?
->PETER: Why, here at home. I mean, I've got responsibilities. I've got Susan and the kids to take care of. I certainly would never leave them.
->ROBERT: So, are you two considering getting married again?
->SUSAN: Married? Oh, no, we tried that, thank you very much.
->SUSAN: Well, not since the divorce.
->ROBERT: Then where are you living now, Peter?
->PETER: Why, here at home. I mean, I've got responsibilities. I've got Susan and the kids to take care of. I certainly would never leave them.
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->SUSAN: Married? Oh, no, we tried that, thank you very much.
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*** In the episode "Run Candace, Run", Doof's building is being foreclosed on since he spent his mortgage money on some gargoyles. Despite Charlene being able to lend him the money to cover the cost, he refuses to call and ask her, since she told him gargoyles were a stupid idea. In the end, he does ask her, and she does lend him the money after the obligatory "I told you so."
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SexWithTheEx. [[IThoughtItMeant No, this is not about friendly .exe files]].
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->''It's things like using force together,''
->''Shouting till you're hoarse together,''
->''Getting a divorce together,''
->''That make perfect relationships.''
-->-- '''{{Company}}''', "The Little Things You Do Together"
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So, people who get divorced must indefinitely hate each other, right?
'''[[RousseauWasRight WRONG]]'''.
Increasingly common in media are situations where a divorced couple still get along for the most part, and in many cases still care about each other even though they're no longer together. In many cases the divorce happened because of distance, circumstance or the simple fact that people change rather than infidelity, betrayal or other serious problems, and the fact that they got divorced is treated as a fact of life rather than due to a flaw in the people. Both parties also generally agree that it was for the best for both of them. It may also be caused by [[IncompatibleOrientation one or both parents realizing that they are gay]], and one or both of them realizing that "IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy."
If there are children from the marriage they are shared without much complaint, and the amicability of the parents can often be interpreted as being partly for their sake. As such, this tends to show up in children's cartoons, perhaps as an attempt to counter the stereotype of the children of divorced parents being largely unhappy. May involve a VisitByDivorcedDad that will usually go well, and for the most part any {{Divorce Assets Conflict}}s are avoided or settled reasonably.
The increase in this trope can be attributed in the dramatic shift in divorce rates and public perception of those who have gone through with divorces in the last 50 years. While divorce used to be scandalous, it's now a fairly common occurrence, and this trope reflects the view that it's just a fact of life that doesn't have to permanently poison a relationship. Sometimes it even results in DivorceIsTemporary, though this is less common in more realistic works.
Since this is a trope about how media represent divorce, there are not strictly speaking any RealLife examples, so please do not include them here.
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* ''MarmaladeBoy'' starts when Miki's parents Rumi and Jin tell her all smiling "we're having a divoooorce". They get divorced and stay friends, then they swap spouses with Yuu's parents Chiyako and Youji, and both families move into a BigFancyHouse so the two teens won't lose their parental figures and things will be easier in the financial and emotional senses.
* Ami's mother in ''SailorMoon'' seems to bear no ill feelings toward her ex-husband, but this has never stopped Ami herself from angsting about it.
* Haruka's parents in ''{{Noein}}'' have come to terms with their divorce and are able to get along when together. This is something that took time, as their initial feelings were far more bitter, but they eventually realized that despite their attraction to one another they were simply too different to function as a stable couple, and rather than raise a child in that environment they decided to split up to give her a life where her parents weren't constantly fighting. This makes it a case where the split was mainly for the ''child's'' benefit.
* Cher Degre and Hubb Lebowski of ''WolfsRain'' get along professionally, though there is definite tension in their relationship, and they split mainly because Cher was so caught up in her work that their relationship suffered. By the end of the series, they have mostly reconciled, but [[spoiler:Cher dies suddenly, causing Hubb to cross the DespairEventHorizon, and he spends his last moments cradling her scarf and inhaling her scent]].
* Brick and [[spoiler:Cathy]] are this in ''Anime/BondageQueenKate'', mainly by the misfortune of both of them being strong dominants.
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* Hank Pym and his wife Janet of ''Comicbook/{{The Avengers}}'' after their rough divorce got along very well and even had romantic relations before Janet's death.
* Longshot and Dazzler of the {{X-Men}} divorced off-panel, but seem to still get along well enough and still enjoy the occasional roll in the sack for old time's sake.
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* ''LAStory''. Sara and her ex-husband Roland get along well together. Roland thinks it's because of their nationality:
-->'''Roland''': England and America are different. The English keep civil relations with their exes. The Americans sue them.
* In ''NightAtTheMuseum'', Ben Stiller's character and his ex-wife are quite friendly with each other and have no trouble with both of them taking care of their son.
* The conclusion of ''Film/MrsDoubtfire'' show Miranda and Daniel coming to terms with their divorce and end any custody disputes.
* In one of the short stories in ''Paris, je t'aime'', a separated couple have one final date before the divorce papers are settled.
* Similarly with ''Film/MrsDoubtfire'', in ''TheSantaClause'', Scott Calvin and his ex-wife came to terms with their divorce, custody with their son Charlie, as well as Scott being the new Santa Claus.
* At the beginning of ''{{Film/Taken}}'', LiamNeeson's character and his ex-wife are definitely ''not'' this trope, having divorced mainly because of his career with the CIA convincing her that he didn't care about them, but by the end of the film after he single-handedly rescues their daughter he most certainly earns back a measure of her love, as well the friendship and respect of her new husband.
* In ''BonCopBadCop'', David Bouchard still lives in the same house as his ex-wife (in a basement apartment) and both seem committed to raising their daughter together, sharing meals and attending school recitals together. Somewhat subverted in that David still has regrets.
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* Watson Brewer (Kristy's step-father) and his first wife in ''TheBabysittersClub''.
* Robert B. Parker's SunnyRandall and her ex-husband Richie still spend quite a bit of time together, to the detriment of their other relationships. Their divorce was due to a variety of factors, but is mostly CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem and the fact that Sunny realized that [[LikeParentLikeSpouse Richie was very similar to her father]]. They don't have any children, but their miniature bull terrier Rosie is shared between them, with much [[LampshadeHanging Lampshading]] about how they want the best for their "kid."
** By the same author, JesseStone has an interesting relationship with his ex-wife Jenn that varies between this and less amicable, since while she did cheat on him to further her career they are on relatively good terms, and cooperate on a few cases (the TV movies based on the books play their relationships as much more antagonistic). Parker himself was HappilyMarried for over 50 years to his wife Joan.
** It's no surprise, then, when Sunny and Jesse end up hooking up in a CrossOver between their series.
* In ''ThePaleKing'', Chris Fogle's parents try to give this impression, but both of them are deeply affected by it.
* ''Literature/OneDay'' has [[spoiler: Dex]] and Sylvie amicably sharing custody of their daughter and still caring about each other.
* ''[[BloodyJack TheWake Of The Lorelei Lee]]'' has [[spoiler:Jacky and Higgins]] getting married [[SettledForGay as a cover.]] As soon as possible, they get divorced, and their relationship goes back to the way it always was.
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* While they still trade plenty of barbs, [[{{Frasier}} Frasier Crane]] and [[{{Cheers}} Lilith Sternin]] were on amicable enough terms to have Thanksgiving together without killing each other or anyone else, and when [[spoiler:Lilith wanted another baby and needed a sperm donor, she came to Frasier first]].
** This relationship was also subjected to a bit of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness when Martin comments that Lilith was worse than Niles' then-wife Maris. It would later become evident that Maris was two inches away from a CompleteMonster DomesticAbuser, who didn't ''deserve'', [[WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack much less attain]], this trope when she and Niles split up. Lilith was an angel, and her relationship with Frasier positively heavenly, by comparison.
* Jules and Bobby on ''{{Cougar Town}}'' get on extremely well, hang out together all the time. It seems that they both think they work better divorced.
* Once on ''{{Seinfeld}}'' George dated a woman who still lived with her ex.
** Jerry and Elaine were, at one time, in a long-term relationship.
*** Interesting, given that Julia-Louis Dreyfus, who played Elaine, would go on to play Old Christine in ''{{The new Adventures of Old Christine}}''. There, Christine and her ex-husband, Richard, are the epitome of the Amicably Divorced, tossing deprecatory puns back and forth between them while helping each other sort through their problems. In fact, they both count as being among each other's best friends.
* The main character on the TV series ''Dream On'' got along very well with his ex-wife.
* ''DesperateHousewives'': After their divorce at the beginning of seventh season, Bree and Orson Hodge are in better terms with each other.
** Lynette's mother and her favorite stepfather are this trope. They only divorced when the husband came out as gay and he even agrees to be her caretaker when they're both elderly.
* Dr Cox and Jordan in ''{{Scrubs}}'' coped far better divorced than they ever did together. They still constantly snipe at each other, but it's just the way they are. In fact, when they find out that their divorce was never made official due to a clerical error, they actually get divorced ''again'' to ''save their relationship''. The divorce is even performed in front of their friends and family as a big romantic ceremony. Of course, this is a slightly different example than normal because despite being divorced they have returned to a romantic relationship. They live together, have sex with each other, fight and interact as a normal married couple would.
* Toby Ziegler and Andrea Wyatt on ''TheWestWing'', who were so, uh, "amicable" he wound up [[spoiler: impregnating her]] while they were divorced, of course, [[spoiler:this may have been a left over of part of the couple's previous fertility treatments while they were married. It's possible that Andy was impregnated by previously fertilized and stored ova, the actual means of how Andy got pregnant are not discussed or revealed, so it's unknown exactly what happened, but either way they'd have to be pretty amicable to even agree to it in the first place]].
* [[spoiler:Flash-sideways Jack and Juliet]] in ''Series/{{Lost}}''.
* Brock and Reba in [[{{Reba}} the eponymous sitcom]].
* The Jacksons on ''TheSarahJaneAdventures'': Remarkably so considering [[spoiler:Chrissie left Alan for her Judo instructor]]
* Lowell of ''Series/{{Wings}}'' divorced his wife Bunny after a long separation, only to have the split end up completely reinvigorating their sex life. They would end up having to work at staying apart.
* Except for a flashback to when their marriage was on the rocks, [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]]'s divorced parents seem to get along fine, and afterwards Joyce recalls their relationship with fondness.
* [[{{Castle}} Richard Castle]] gets along with both of his ex-wives. He likes Alexis' mother, but it was just that being married didn't work for either of them. And his second wife continues being his publisher and publicity agent even after their divorce.
* Earl and Joy from ''MyNameIsEarl''. Their relationship was a complicated one from the beginning, where Joy got him drunk enough to get a Vegas marriage when she was 6 months pregnant. Then she cheated on him with Darnell and Earl ended up raising ''two'' kids that weren't his. She divorced him when he was laid up in traction from getting hit by a car and eventually married Darnell. Despite all of this, and a very rocky start of their post-marriage life due to Earl's lotto money, they became pretty close friends and have a small celebration on their anniversary. Earl often spends time with the family and Joy's kids even refer to him as "Old Daddy." [[spoiler: This became even more complicated in the last episode when they discover that Earl actually was the father of Joy's first son (due to mistaken identity and Earl being drunk), and Darnell wasn't the father of the second.]]
* On ''{{Babylon5}}'' John Sheridan and ex-wife Elizabeth Lochley not only get along but have an implicit trust in each other than makes them an ideal command team. According to Elizabeth they both realize that the marriage was a horrible mistake due to their aggressive command personalities. The divorce saved their friendship.
* Cal Lightman from ''Series/LieToMe'' gets along very well with his ex-wife.
* [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Zack and Cody's parents]] are on good terms.
* On ''HappyEndings'' Dave and Alex try to play out this trope even though they were never actually married (Alex left Dave at the altar). They have many friends in common and value those friendships too much to make those friends choose sides.
* George and Anne from ''{{The Secret Life Of The American Teenager}}''. They broke up when George cheated on her, got back together, then broke up again. Yet they're still friends, frequently chat, and have no issue with the shared custody of their three children.
** George and his first wife Kathleen are also on good terms, both agreeing that they were simply too young and immature when they got married.
* ''{{Eureka}}'' has two cases: Carter's Ex actually shows up and establishes that the breakup was because Carter would always rush off to work, and when she realizes how much a part of the town both he and daughter Zoey are, she's even willing to step aside and let Zoey remain, even though the agreement was for her to return with Abby at the end of the school year.
** Allison and Nathan Stark divorce over the course of the initial season, but still work together because of their son, and eventually commit to remarry [[spoiler:, until Nathan 'dies' while ending a time loop]].
* Sae Hee and Young Joo in the KoreanDrama ''TheCityHunter''. They broke up because of his [[MarriedToTheJob job]], but still see each other frequently as friends.
* In ''MenOfACertainAge'', Joe and his ex-wife divorced before the events of the first season. As of the second season, they appear to be getting romantically involved with each other again, or at least exploring the possibility. At the very least, they are friendly and have shown up to their kids' school events together.
* Ross and Carol in ''{{Friends}}'' still get on very well; if Carol wasn't a lesbian, they'd probably still be together. This may explain why Carol's partner Susan doesn't seem to like Ross much.
* Nate and Maggie of ''{{Leverage}}'', so much so that [[LimitedSocialCircle she's the only person he talks to]] outside [[TrueCompanions team.]]
* ''VivaVariety'' is hosted by Mr. Laupin and the [[InsistentTerminology Former]] Mrs. Laupin. They even do a romantic musical number together called "My Divorce."
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* This trope is the basis for a scene in ''{{Company}}'':
->ROBERT: You mean you two are not married now?
->SUSAN: Well, not since the divorce.
->ROBERT: Then where are you living now, Peter?
->PETER: Why, here at home. I mean, I've got responsibilities. I've got Susan and the kids to take care of. I certainly would never leave them.
->ROBERT: So, are you two considering getting married again?
->SUSAN: Married? Oh, no, we tried that, thank you very much.
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* In ''QuestionableContent'', Marten Reed's mother is a famous fetish model, and his father is the owner of a very successful gay nightclub who realizes as an adult that he is himself gay. Their marriage falls apart as it becomes clear that they simply aren't a very good match for one another, and they remain in friendly contact. Despite being an unsuccessful couple, they are excellent parents to Marten; Veronica's approval for Henry's remarriage is contingent with Marten's. She says that they just make better friends and parents than they do husband and wife.
* In ''Midnight Macabre,'' Gaspar and Natalie are friendly after their divorce. This is probably because they were friends even before they dated; Gaspar's friend Art, however, thinks it's because [[ShownTheirWork Texas didn't have alimony laws at the time the comic takes place]].
* In ''I Don't Get It'', [[http://www.drunkduck.com/I_Dont_Get_It/5344601/ this is the case with the main character's stepmother]], who is still close to the father despite being divorced.
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* Buster's parents from ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' seem to get along when they interact, and Bitzi certainly doesn't seem to mind it when Bo takes Buster traveling for a long period of time (this is the focus of the SpinOff ''Postcards From Buster'').
* PepperAnn's mother and father, who split up because he was away as a blimp pilot so often.
* Tino's mother and father in ''TheWeekenders''. The main factor of their divorce seems to be that Tino's dad needed to stay on the East Coast for his job.
* Mary and Warren [=McGinnis=] from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' seemed reasonably amicable until Warren's death. Terry however had some issues with the divorce and living with Warren, and joined a street gang before the start of the series and was caught shoplifting, prompting Warren to spend more time with both of his sons.
* Rodolfo and Maria on ''ElTigre'', even though Rodolfo still pines to reconcile with her.
* Lois and Jonas Foutley on ''{{As Told By Ginger}}'' were divorced, though it was never made clear why, but implied due to changes in their lifestyles. Lois and Ginger still can accept Jonas despite him not always being there, but the divorce has made Carl distant with his father, and this conflict appeared in a few episodes, since wasn't even around for the first season or two of the show and completely failed to keep up on events with his kids. When he suddenly came into the picture it was as a hesitant, awkward but trying man, and fits with the theory of someone who ran away from a problem but now trying to fix it, but is aware they don't really deserve a second chance.
* On ''PhineasAndFerb,'' Charlene seems to have this sort of relationship with her ex-husband [[MadScientist Doctor]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Doofenshmirtz]], even defending him when [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter their daughter]] calls him evil. (Even though he ''is'' by [[CardCarryingVillain his own admission]]). Doofenshmirtz himself is civil around her and Vanessa, but one can tell that he doesn't appreciate her DeadpanSnarker attitude and remains a tad bitter:
-->"[[VillainSong ...far away from city life/My stupid brother, and ex-wife...]]"
** In her first appearance in "Ice Cream, You Scream" Charlene tells Vanessa that "no one's evil" and that their marriage didn't work because they both wanted "different things" ("was one of those things, being evil? 'Cause he's evil").
*** In the episode "Run Candace, Run", Doof's building is being foreclosed on since he spent his mortgage money on some gargoyles. Despite Charlene being able to lend him the money to cover the cost, he refuses to call and ask her, since she told him gargoyles were a stupid idea. In the end, he does ask her, and she does lend him the money after the obligatory "I told you so."
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->''Shouting till you're hoarse together,''
->''Getting a divorce together,''
->''That make perfect relationships.''
-->-- '''{{Company}}''', "The Little Things You Do Together"
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So, people who get divorced must indefinitely hate each other, right?
'''[[RousseauWasRight WRONG]]'''.
Increasingly common in media are situations where a divorced couple still get along for the most part, and in many cases still care about each other even though they're no longer together. In many cases the divorce happened because of distance, circumstance or the simple fact that people change rather than infidelity, betrayal or other serious problems, and the fact that they got divorced is treated as a fact of life rather than due to a flaw in the people. Both parties also generally agree that it was for the best for both of them. It may also be caused by [[IncompatibleOrientation one or both parents realizing that they are gay]], and one or both of them realizing that "IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy."
If there are children from the marriage they are shared without much complaint, and the amicability of the parents can often be interpreted as being partly for their sake. As such, this tends to show up in children's cartoons, perhaps as an attempt to counter the stereotype of the children of divorced parents being largely unhappy. May involve a VisitByDivorcedDad that will usually go well, and for the most part any {{Divorce Assets Conflict}}s are avoided or settled reasonably.
The increase in this trope can be attributed in the dramatic shift in divorce rates and public perception of those who have gone through with divorces in the last 50 years. While divorce used to be scandalous, it's now a fairly common occurrence, and this trope reflects the view that it's just a fact of life that doesn't have to permanently poison a relationship. Sometimes it even results in DivorceIsTemporary, though this is less common in more realistic works.
Since this is a trope about how media represent divorce, there are not strictly speaking any RealLife examples, so please do not include them here.
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[[folder: Anime & Manga]]
* ''MarmaladeBoy'' starts when Miki's parents Rumi and Jin tell her all smiling "we're having a divoooorce". They get divorced and stay friends, then they swap spouses with Yuu's parents Chiyako and Youji, and both families move into a BigFancyHouse so the two teens won't lose their parental figures and things will be easier in the financial and emotional senses.
* Ami's mother in ''SailorMoon'' seems to bear no ill feelings toward her ex-husband, but this has never stopped Ami herself from angsting about it.
* Haruka's parents in ''{{Noein}}'' have come to terms with their divorce and are able to get along when together. This is something that took time, as their initial feelings were far more bitter, but they eventually realized that despite their attraction to one another they were simply too different to function as a stable couple, and rather than raise a child in that environment they decided to split up to give her a life where her parents weren't constantly fighting. This makes it a case where the split was mainly for the ''child's'' benefit.
* Cher Degre and Hubb Lebowski of ''WolfsRain'' get along professionally, though there is definite tension in their relationship, and they split mainly because Cher was so caught up in her work that their relationship suffered. By the end of the series, they have mostly reconciled, but [[spoiler:Cher dies suddenly, causing Hubb to cross the DespairEventHorizon, and he spends his last moments cradling her scarf and inhaling her scent]].
* Brick and [[spoiler:Cathy]] are this in ''Anime/BondageQueenKate'', mainly by the misfortune of both of them being strong dominants.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Hank Pym and his wife Janet of ''Comicbook/{{The Avengers}}'' after their rough divorce got along very well and even had romantic relations before Janet's death.
* Longshot and Dazzler of the {{X-Men}} divorced off-panel, but seem to still get along well enough and still enjoy the occasional roll in the sack for old time's sake.
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* ''LAStory''. Sara and her ex-husband Roland get along well together. Roland thinks it's because of their nationality:
-->'''Roland''': England and America are different. The English keep civil relations with their exes. The Americans sue them.
* In ''NightAtTheMuseum'', Ben Stiller's character and his ex-wife are quite friendly with each other and have no trouble with both of them taking care of their son.
* The conclusion of ''Film/MrsDoubtfire'' show Miranda and Daniel coming to terms with their divorce and end any custody disputes.
* In one of the short stories in ''Paris, je t'aime'', a separated couple have one final date before the divorce papers are settled.
* Similarly with ''Film/MrsDoubtfire'', in ''TheSantaClause'', Scott Calvin and his ex-wife came to terms with their divorce, custody with their son Charlie, as well as Scott being the new Santa Claus.
* At the beginning of ''{{Film/Taken}}'', LiamNeeson's character and his ex-wife are definitely ''not'' this trope, having divorced mainly because of his career with the CIA convincing her that he didn't care about them, but by the end of the film after he single-handedly rescues their daughter he most certainly earns back a measure of her love, as well the friendship and respect of her new husband.
* In ''BonCopBadCop'', David Bouchard still lives in the same house as his ex-wife (in a basement apartment) and both seem committed to raising their daughter together, sharing meals and attending school recitals together. Somewhat subverted in that David still has regrets.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Watson Brewer (Kristy's step-father) and his first wife in ''TheBabysittersClub''.
* Robert B. Parker's SunnyRandall and her ex-husband Richie still spend quite a bit of time together, to the detriment of their other relationships. Their divorce was due to a variety of factors, but is mostly CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem and the fact that Sunny realized that [[LikeParentLikeSpouse Richie was very similar to her father]]. They don't have any children, but their miniature bull terrier Rosie is shared between them, with much [[LampshadeHanging Lampshading]] about how they want the best for their "kid."
** By the same author, JesseStone has an interesting relationship with his ex-wife Jenn that varies between this and less amicable, since while she did cheat on him to further her career they are on relatively good terms, and cooperate on a few cases (the TV movies based on the books play their relationships as much more antagonistic). Parker himself was HappilyMarried for over 50 years to his wife Joan.
** It's no surprise, then, when Sunny and Jesse end up hooking up in a CrossOver between their series.
* In ''ThePaleKing'', Chris Fogle's parents try to give this impression, but both of them are deeply affected by it.
* ''Literature/OneDay'' has [[spoiler: Dex]] and Sylvie amicably sharing custody of their daughter and still caring about each other.
* ''[[BloodyJack TheWake Of The Lorelei Lee]]'' has [[spoiler:Jacky and Higgins]] getting married [[SettledForGay as a cover.]] As soon as possible, they get divorced, and their relationship goes back to the way it always was.
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* While they still trade plenty of barbs, [[{{Frasier}} Frasier Crane]] and [[{{Cheers}} Lilith Sternin]] were on amicable enough terms to have Thanksgiving together without killing each other or anyone else, and when [[spoiler:Lilith wanted another baby and needed a sperm donor, she came to Frasier first]].
** This relationship was also subjected to a bit of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness when Martin comments that Lilith was worse than Niles' then-wife Maris. It would later become evident that Maris was two inches away from a CompleteMonster DomesticAbuser, who didn't ''deserve'', [[WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack much less attain]], this trope when she and Niles split up. Lilith was an angel, and her relationship with Frasier positively heavenly, by comparison.
* Jules and Bobby on ''{{Cougar Town}}'' get on extremely well, hang out together all the time. It seems that they both think they work better divorced.
* Once on ''{{Seinfeld}}'' George dated a woman who still lived with her ex.
** Jerry and Elaine were, at one time, in a long-term relationship.
*** Interesting, given that Julia-Louis Dreyfus, who played Elaine, would go on to play Old Christine in ''{{The new Adventures of Old Christine}}''. There, Christine and her ex-husband, Richard, are the epitome of the Amicably Divorced, tossing deprecatory puns back and forth between them while helping each other sort through their problems. In fact, they both count as being among each other's best friends.
* The main character on the TV series ''Dream On'' got along very well with his ex-wife.
* ''DesperateHousewives'': After their divorce at the beginning of seventh season, Bree and Orson Hodge are in better terms with each other.
** Lynette's mother and her favorite stepfather are this trope. They only divorced when the husband came out as gay and he even agrees to be her caretaker when they're both elderly.
* Dr Cox and Jordan in ''{{Scrubs}}'' coped far better divorced than they ever did together. They still constantly snipe at each other, but it's just the way they are. In fact, when they find out that their divorce was never made official due to a clerical error, they actually get divorced ''again'' to ''save their relationship''. The divorce is even performed in front of their friends and family as a big romantic ceremony. Of course, this is a slightly different example than normal because despite being divorced they have returned to a romantic relationship. They live together, have sex with each other, fight and interact as a normal married couple would.
* Toby Ziegler and Andrea Wyatt on ''TheWestWing'', who were so, uh, "amicable" he wound up [[spoiler: impregnating her]] while they were divorced, of course, [[spoiler:this may have been a left over of part of the couple's previous fertility treatments while they were married. It's possible that Andy was impregnated by previously fertilized and stored ova, the actual means of how Andy got pregnant are not discussed or revealed, so it's unknown exactly what happened, but either way they'd have to be pretty amicable to even agree to it in the first place]].
* [[spoiler:Flash-sideways Jack and Juliet]] in ''Series/{{Lost}}''.
* Brock and Reba in [[{{Reba}} the eponymous sitcom]].
* The Jacksons on ''TheSarahJaneAdventures'': Remarkably so considering [[spoiler:Chrissie left Alan for her Judo instructor]]
* Lowell of ''Series/{{Wings}}'' divorced his wife Bunny after a long separation, only to have the split end up completely reinvigorating their sex life. They would end up having to work at staying apart.
* Except for a flashback to when their marriage was on the rocks, [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]]'s divorced parents seem to get along fine, and afterwards Joyce recalls their relationship with fondness.
* [[{{Castle}} Richard Castle]] gets along with both of his ex-wives. He likes Alexis' mother, but it was just that being married didn't work for either of them. And his second wife continues being his publisher and publicity agent even after their divorce.
* Earl and Joy from ''MyNameIsEarl''. Their relationship was a complicated one from the beginning, where Joy got him drunk enough to get a Vegas marriage when she was 6 months pregnant. Then she cheated on him with Darnell and Earl ended up raising ''two'' kids that weren't his. She divorced him when he was laid up in traction from getting hit by a car and eventually married Darnell. Despite all of this, and a very rocky start of their post-marriage life due to Earl's lotto money, they became pretty close friends and have a small celebration on their anniversary. Earl often spends time with the family and Joy's kids even refer to him as "Old Daddy." [[spoiler: This became even more complicated in the last episode when they discover that Earl actually was the father of Joy's first son (due to mistaken identity and Earl being drunk), and Darnell wasn't the father of the second.]]
* On ''{{Babylon5}}'' John Sheridan and ex-wife Elizabeth Lochley not only get along but have an implicit trust in each other than makes them an ideal command team. According to Elizabeth they both realize that the marriage was a horrible mistake due to their aggressive command personalities. The divorce saved their friendship.
* Cal Lightman from ''Series/LieToMe'' gets along very well with his ex-wife.
* [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Zack and Cody's parents]] are on good terms.
* On ''HappyEndings'' Dave and Alex try to play out this trope even though they were never actually married (Alex left Dave at the altar). They have many friends in common and value those friendships too much to make those friends choose sides.
* George and Anne from ''{{The Secret Life Of The American Teenager}}''. They broke up when George cheated on her, got back together, then broke up again. Yet they're still friends, frequently chat, and have no issue with the shared custody of their three children.
** George and his first wife Kathleen are also on good terms, both agreeing that they were simply too young and immature when they got married.
* ''{{Eureka}}'' has two cases: Carter's Ex actually shows up and establishes that the breakup was because Carter would always rush off to work, and when she realizes how much a part of the town both he and daughter Zoey are, she's even willing to step aside and let Zoey remain, even though the agreement was for her to return with Abby at the end of the school year.
** Allison and Nathan Stark divorce over the course of the initial season, but still work together because of their son, and eventually commit to remarry [[spoiler:, until Nathan 'dies' while ending a time loop]].
* Sae Hee and Young Joo in the KoreanDrama ''TheCityHunter''. They broke up because of his [[MarriedToTheJob job]], but still see each other frequently as friends.
* In ''MenOfACertainAge'', Joe and his ex-wife divorced before the events of the first season. As of the second season, they appear to be getting romantically involved with each other again, or at least exploring the possibility. At the very least, they are friendly and have shown up to their kids' school events together.
* Ross and Carol in ''{{Friends}}'' still get on very well; if Carol wasn't a lesbian, they'd probably still be together. This may explain why Carol's partner Susan doesn't seem to like Ross much.
* Nate and Maggie of ''{{Leverage}}'', so much so that [[LimitedSocialCircle she's the only person he talks to]] outside [[TrueCompanions team.]]
* ''VivaVariety'' is hosted by Mr. Laupin and the [[InsistentTerminology Former]] Mrs. Laupin. They even do a romantic musical number together called "My Divorce."
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[[folder:Theater]]
* This trope is the basis for a scene in ''{{Company}}'':
->ROBERT: You mean you two are not married now?
->SUSAN: Well, not since the divorce.
->ROBERT: Then where are you living now, Peter?
->PETER: Why, here at home. I mean, I've got responsibilities. I've got Susan and the kids to take care of. I certainly would never leave them.
->ROBERT: So, are you two considering getting married again?
->SUSAN: Married? Oh, no, we tried that, thank you very much.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* In ''QuestionableContent'', Marten Reed's mother is a famous fetish model, and his father is the owner of a very successful gay nightclub who realizes as an adult that he is himself gay. Their marriage falls apart as it becomes clear that they simply aren't a very good match for one another, and they remain in friendly contact. Despite being an unsuccessful couple, they are excellent parents to Marten; Veronica's approval for Henry's remarriage is contingent with Marten's. She says that they just make better friends and parents than they do husband and wife.
* In ''Midnight Macabre,'' Gaspar and Natalie are friendly after their divorce. This is probably because they were friends even before they dated; Gaspar's friend Art, however, thinks it's because [[ShownTheirWork Texas didn't have alimony laws at the time the comic takes place]].
* In ''I Don't Get It'', [[http://www.drunkduck.com/I_Dont_Get_It/5344601/ this is the case with the main character's stepmother]], who is still close to the father despite being divorced.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Buster's parents from ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' seem to get along when they interact, and Bitzi certainly doesn't seem to mind it when Bo takes Buster traveling for a long period of time (this is the focus of the SpinOff ''Postcards From Buster'').
* PepperAnn's mother and father, who split up because he was away as a blimp pilot so often.
* Tino's mother and father in ''TheWeekenders''. The main factor of their divorce seems to be that Tino's dad needed to stay on the East Coast for his job.
* Mary and Warren [=McGinnis=] from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' seemed reasonably amicable until Warren's death. Terry however had some issues with the divorce and living with Warren, and joined a street gang before the start of the series and was caught shoplifting, prompting Warren to spend more time with both of his sons.
* Rodolfo and Maria on ''ElTigre'', even though Rodolfo still pines to reconcile with her.
* Lois and Jonas Foutley on ''{{As Told By Ginger}}'' were divorced, though it was never made clear why, but implied due to changes in their lifestyles. Lois and Ginger still can accept Jonas despite him not always being there, but the divorce has made Carl distant with his father, and this conflict appeared in a few episodes, since wasn't even around for the first season or two of the show and completely failed to keep up on events with his kids. When he suddenly came into the picture it was as a hesitant, awkward but trying man, and fits with the theory of someone who ran away from a problem but now trying to fix it, but is aware they don't really deserve a second chance.
* On ''PhineasAndFerb,'' Charlene seems to have this sort of relationship with her ex-husband [[MadScientist Doctor]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Doofenshmirtz]], even defending him when [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter their daughter]] calls him evil. (Even though he ''is'' by [[CardCarryingVillain his own admission]]). Doofenshmirtz himself is civil around her and Vanessa, but one can tell that he doesn't appreciate her DeadpanSnarker attitude and remains a tad bitter:
-->"[[VillainSong ...far away from city life/My stupid brother, and ex-wife...]]"
** In her first appearance in "Ice Cream, You Scream" Charlene tells Vanessa that "no one's evil" and that their marriage didn't work because they both wanted "different things" ("was one of those things, being evil? 'Cause he's evil").
*** In the episode "Run Candace, Run", Doof's building is being foreclosed on since he spent his mortgage money on some gargoyles. Despite Charlene being able to lend him the money to cover the cost, he refuses to call and ask her, since she told him gargoyles were a stupid idea. In the end, he does ask her, and she does lend him the money after the obligatory "I told you so."
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