noun

the legal right to visit your children after you are divorced

noun

money that someone pays to support a husband or wife who they are no longer married to

noun

the right of a child and a parent who is not living with the child’s other parent to meet regularly

noun

in a divorce case, someone accused of having sex with the husband or wife of the person who wants to get divorced

noun

the process of officially ending a marriage or other legal agreement

verb

to officially end a marriage or other legal agreement

verb

to take legal action to end your marriage. If two people agree to stop living together, but do not legally end their marriage, they separate

noun

the person that someone used to be married to or used to have a romantic relationship with

noun

an arrangement in which parents who are divorced both have responsibility for taking care of a child and both give the child a home for some of the time

noun

alimony or child support

adjective

a noncustodial parent does not have legal custody of their child (=the child does not live with them)

noun

money that a court orders someone to pay to a partner who they used to live with but were not married to

noun

someone who asks a court to officially allow them to get divorced

noun

an agreement made by two people before they marry about how they will divide their money and property if they get divorced

a prenuptial agreement

noun

an agreement made by a man and woman before they marry about how they will divide their money and property if they get divorced

noun

the defendant in a court case, especially someone who is getting divorced

verb

to stop living with your husband, wife, or sexual partner

noun

a period of time that people who are usually together spend apart

noun

a decision by a husband and wife not to live together

to end a marriage or a sexual or romantic relationship

noun

a disagreement between parents who are divorced or living separately about who their child should live with

noun

the right of a divorced parent to visit children who live with the other parent

to get divorced