remarriage
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Remarriage is a marriage entered into by someone who has been married before.
The term applies whether the previous marriage ended by death or divorce: Her remarriage came three years after the divorce.
Second marriages, third marriages, and beyond all count as remarriages.
Household joined by remarriage
- stepchildrenSpouse's children from before
- stepmotherFather's spouse, not birth mother
- stepfatherMother's subsequent husband
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
half-siblings · custody · household · adjustment · integration · bonding · step-siblings · guardianship
Marriage rite and feast
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- officiantCeremony presider
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- processionalCeremonial entrance music
celebrant · nuptials · guests · bouquet · chapel · gown · altar · renewal
Bereaved wife, unmarried since
- widowerMan whose wife died
- divorceeFormerly married person
- healingRestoration of health
- closureSense of emotional resolution
moving on · new beginning · second chance · fresh start · dating again · readiness · emotional baggage · letting go
Deep, loyal commitment
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- bondBinding tie or connection
- promiseCommitment to act
trust · loyalty · fidelity · faithfulness · perseverance · covenant · pledge · steadfastness
Before the wedding
- divorce decreeCourt document ending marriage
- estate planningPreparing asset distribution posthumously
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
assets · custody agreement · property · alimony · name change · legal guardian · will · trusts
stepfamily
Household joined by remarriage
- stepchildrenSpouse's children from before
- stepmotherFather's spouse, not birth mother
- stepfatherMother's subsequent husband
co-parenting · half-siblings · custody · household · adjustment · integration · bonding · step-siblings · guardianship · adoption
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
processional · celebrant · nuptials · guests · bouquet · chapel · gown · altar · renewal · courthouse
widow
Bereaved wife, unmarried since
closure · moving on · new beginning · second chance · fresh start · dating again · readiness · emotional baggage · letting go · self-discovery
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- bondBinding tie or connection
promise · trust · loyalty · fidelity · faithfulness · perseverance · covenant · pledge · steadfastness · reconciliation
prenuptial
Before the wedding
- divorce decreeCourt document ending marriage
- estate planningPreparing asset distribution posthumously
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
beneficiary · assets · custody agreement · property · alimony · name change · legal guardian · will · trusts · spousal rights
- divorcedivorce court, divorce decree, divorce papers, divorce filing, divorce lawyer
- family breakdowndivorce decree, custody battle, custody battles, child support, joint custody
- marriage lawdivorce decree, matrimony, divorce petition, betrothal, annulment
- family lifebirth, kinship, childbirth, pregnancy, new baby
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, family, friend, flirting
- weddingswedding, wedding dress, wedding cake, wedding ceremony, bride
remarriagereconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations