Divorce

Divorce

The final termination of a marriage by canceling all legal duties and responsibilities of the marriage and dissolving matrimony bonds between the parties.

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respondent

Personal life; Divorce

The spouse whom the petitioner is seeking to divorce. The person against whom an action is filed. In criminal cases, this person is referred to as the defendant.

A court order that requires a party to abstain from something to another party, such as calling, visiting or coming within 500 feet of the complaining party. A restraining order is typically used in ...

rebuttal

Personal life; Divorce

The act of rebutting or contradicting in a legal suit.

quit claim

Personal life; Divorce

To release or relinquish legal claim, or a document relinquishing claim, as in a quit claim to the deed to the marital house.

qualified domestic relations order (QDRO)

Personal life; Divorce

A qualified domestic relations order is a court order declaring that one spouse shall be entitled to a portion of the other spouse's pension as a part of the marital assets.

prenuptial agreement

Personal life; Divorce

Also referred to as a premarital agreement, this is a legal document that dictates how property and debt will be split should the parties decide to divorce at some future time.