The phrase "after a rift" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or relationship that has been affected by a disagreement or conflict, typically indicating a period of separation or tension before reconciliation.
Example: "The two friends decided to reconnect after a rift that had lasted for several months."
Alternatives: "following a split" or "after a disagreement".
He then moved to Europe after a rift with his brothers and seldom returned.
It is as well for Scotland that he has returned after a rift with the manager Craig Levein was mended.
In 2004, William Morris endured agent defections and firings after a rift on the board over the company's direction.
Just four years ago, he was the consensus choice to be president of the co-op board after a rift among board members.
Yet after a rift with his family when he was an adult, Verdi legally disowned his father and forced him from his home.
After a rift of many months, I am restoring all framed pictures of President William Jefferson Clinton to their rightful spots in my home.
After five years, a rift with Mr. Grazer over Mr. Krantz's plans for growth led him to leave and pursue his directing dream.
After the sentencing, a rift in the woman's own family became clear: some of her relatives joined the Jovanovics at a news conference, declaring that she had a history of lying and stealing and had wrongfully accused Mr. Jovanovic.
It came after Education Secretary Michael Gove and Lib Dem schools minister David Laws declared they were "not at war", after reports of a rift.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the coalition had united over plans to give all pupils under seven in England free school meals after reports of a rift with Conservatives on the issue.
His sister ends up whacking someone he intends to kill after a domestic row, he kills his own nephew after a car crash, two families go to war after his cousin causes a rift too far … The Sopranos is essentially one big, thrashing mass of a plot that we are asked to tame with our patience.
