Is there a lawyer or process of some kind in the world of Skyrim, and if not, who could help me divorce her? If all else should fail, (sigh), do I have to take her to the backyard, thwack her head with the shovel and dig a shallow grave?
In Skyrim, marriage is forever. That means there is no divorce, and death does not end a marriage either. You can never leave your spouse for another, or re-marry after being widowed. That said, I believe the question here is a bit mis-phrased. By specifying "before I get married", I think the asker is actually looking for how to call off the ...
Ok, so according to everything I've looked up you should be able to get married again after killing your spouse in Skyrim but I'm wearing the amulet of Mara and no one will give the dialogue option...
Skyrim has no divorce built in, you can only become a widow/er and cannot remarry. On PC you can use the console to remove the marrage faction and reset the marrage quest.
