ex-wives
Former marriage partners
Ex-wives is the plural of ex-wife—former spouses from whom one has divorced.
The term appears in discussions of alimony, custody arrangements, and complicated family dynamics: He's still on good terms with both his ex-wives.
His ex-wives compared notes at the funeral.
Legal end of matrimony
- custodyProtective care or control
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
separation · decree · visitation · child support · property division · mediation · lawyer · proceedings
Previous marriage partner
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
- remarriageWedding after divorce/widowhood
- blended familyHousehold with steprelations
- ex-husbandDivorced male spouse
stepmother · communication · boundaries · history · baggage · past · resentment · closure
Multiple concurrent spouses
- serial monogamyOne exclusive partner after another
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- alimony paymentsFinancial support post-marriage
Henry VIII · prenup · tell-all · memoir · interview · scandal · paparazzi
divorce
Legal end of matrimony
- custodyProtective care or control
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
court · separation · decree · visitation · child support · property division · mediation · lawyer · proceedings · agreement
former spouse
Previous marriage partner
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
- remarriageWedding after divorce/widowhood
- blended familyHousehold with steprelations
ex-husband · stepmother · communication · boundaries · history · baggage · past · resentment · closure · moving on
polygamy
Multiple concurrent spouses
- serial monogamyOne exclusive partner after another
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
Henry VIII · alimony payments · prenup · tell-all · memoir · interview · scandal · paparazzi