"Parents are capable of doing anything to get their children into schools. The philosophy is ruthless," said José Miguel Iglesias, the agency's head. "It is 'If I shoot those above me on the list, then my child gets in'."

If couples want to split or get back together it has to be registered with the authorities in Spain. It is not an offence to go through a false divorce or ask for a bogus official separation.
...Guardian