divorce proceedings
Legal marital separation
Divorce proceedings are the legal steps and court processes through which a marriage is formally dissolved.
The term encompasses everything from filing the initial petition through final judgment, including hearings on matters like property division, child custody, and spousal support.
The divorce proceedings dragged on for over a year due to disputes about the house.
The phrase often appears in news coverage of celebrity splits or contentious public separations.
- property divisionDistributing jointly owned assets
- service of processFormal delivery of court documents
- judgeOne who decides
- family lawJurisprudence of households
- fileStored collection of data
spousal support · child custody · prenuptial agreements · marital discord · filing fees · court date · summons · tax implications · support groups · child support · therapy sessions · papers · stigma · moving out · starting over · appeal process · final judgment · parenting plans
- family courtchild custody, child support, custody disputes, family mediation, visitation
- Legal Actionssue, litigate, prosecute, bring charges, press charges
- divorcedivision of assets, grounds, legal separation, alimony, child support
- family lawchild custody, child support, alimony, family court, custody law
- marriage lawmarriage contract, marriage certificate, matrimony, marriage license, betrothal
- legal troubleslawsuit, civil suit, criminal charge, arrest, prosecution
divorce proceedingswedding ceremony
Ritual joining two spouses
marriage ceremony · marriage · getting married · wedding · tying the knot
divorce proceedingsmarriage counseling
Therapy for troubled relationships
reconciliation · renewal of vows · couples therapy · recommitment · getting back together