Tomás y María se separaron después de que su hijo muriera.

[stem]

English Translation

Tom and Mary split up after their son died.

should muriera be in subjunctive? it seems like a certain fact

[morbrorper]

Sucedió dos días después de que él volviera a Tokio.

Después de que As a learner of Spanish, you will find some confusion surrounding the topic of the choice of verb form after después de que . Some books advise that the subjunctive should only be used when referring to yet unfulfilled events; others will say that, like antes de que , it is always the subjunctive. In Spain, the subjunctive is used by the majority in all scenarios. In much of Latin America, meanwhile, the indicative is generally used when referring to already fulfilled event…

That said, it’s often possible to rewrite the sentence to get rid of the problem: “Se separaron después de la muerte de su hijo”.