divorce
Marriage's legal end
Divorce is the legal dissolution of a marriage.
The term extends to any decisive separation: a divorce between theory and practice, She divorced herself from the controversy.
As a verb, to divorce is to end a marriage or to separate completely: They divorced after twenty years, You can't divorce the art from the artist.
Court-ordered post-divorce payments
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- custodyProtective care or control
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
litigation · mediation · prenuptial · settlement · spousal · testimony · deposition · subpoena
Protective care or control
- childrenYoung human beings
- coparentingSplit household childrearing
- stepfamilyHousehold joined by remarriage
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
grandparents · siblings · blended · guardianship · relocation · parenting · adjustment · holidays
Emotional separation between people
- distanceSpace between two points
- isolationComplete separation from others
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- alienationState of being isolated
rift · disconnection · apartness · disengagement · trial · moving · transition · independence
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- unfaithfulnessBreach of romantic commitment
mistress · lover · deceit · dishonesty · jealousy · trust · infidelity · extramarital
Verbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
tension · discord · antagonism · feud · contention · disagreement · clash · acrimony
Deep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- lossBeing without something
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
sorrow · despair · anguish · healing · closure · resentment · bitterness · regret
alimony
Court-ordered post-divorce payments
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- custodyProtective care or control
dissolution · litigation · mediation · prenuptial · settlement · spousal · testimony · deposition · subpoena · decree
custody
Protective care or control
- childrenYoung human beings
- coparentingSplit household childrearing
- stepfamilyHousehold joined by remarriage
visitation · grandparents · siblings · blended · guardianship · relocation · parenting · adjustment · holidays · schedules
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- distanceSpace between two points
- isolationComplete separation from others
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
alienation · rift · disconnection · apartness · disengagement · trial · moving · transition · independence · solitude
affair
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
unfaithfulness · mistress · lover · deceit · dishonesty · jealousy · trust · infidelity · extramarital · disloyalty
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
strife · tension · discord · antagonism · feud · contention · disagreement · clash · acrimony · turmoil
heartache
Deep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- lossBeing without something
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
rejection · sorrow · despair · anguish · healing · closure · resentment · bitterness · regret · trauma
assets
Owned items of value
- debtsSums owed to others
- equitableJust and unbiased
- maintenancePreserving working condition
support · payments · splitting · valuation · pension · mortgage · accounts · division · entitlement · negotiation
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, family, friend, flirting
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- Family & Marriagematrimony, weddings, family life, home life, domestic life
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- breakupsbreakup, breaking up, dumped, dumping, it's over
divorceunity
Wholeness through cohesion
togetherness · partnership · reconciliation · reunion · communion
- divorce papersDocuments terminating matrimony
- divorce courtTribunal for marital dissolution
- divorce lawyerAttorney for ending marriages
- filing for divorceSubmitting paperwork to end marriage
- divorce settlementTerms ending a marriage
- grounds for divorceReasons permitting marital dissolution
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