access
noun
the legal right to visit your children after you are divorced
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noun
in a divorce case, someone accused of having sex with the husband or wife of the person who wants to get divorced
noun
an order by a court of law that ends a marriage and makes two people officially divorced
noun
an order made by a court of law that says a marriage will end on a particular date unless someone can show that there is a good reason not to end it
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
an arrangement in which parents who are divorced both have responsibility for looking after a child and both give the child a home for some of the time
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money that you pay to your ex-wife or ex-husband to help her or him and your children after you are divorced
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money that a court orders someone to pay to a partner who they used to live with but were not married to
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an agreement made by two people before they marry about how they will divide their money and property if they get divorced
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an agreement made by a man and woman before they marry about how they will divide their money and property if they get divorced
to end a marriage or a sexual or romantic relationship
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a disagreement between parents who are divorced or living separately about who their child should live with
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