The phrase
"courtroom divorce" refers to the process of legally ending a marriage by going to court. It means that a judge, and sometimes a jury, will listen to both parties present their cases and make decisions on important matters like division of assets, child custody, and financial arrangements.
Full definition
Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«courtroom»
«divorce»
Sentences with «courtroom divorce»
- Instead of following the more traditional courtroom divorce process boomers are considering mediation and collaborative divorce as options. (collaborativepracticemarin.org)
- I strongly believe that the traditional adversarial courtroom divorce is destructive to families, and so I am a strong proponent of the private, respectful collaborative divorce process. (familydiplomacy.com)
- This means that, unlike courtroom divorces, nothing is «on the record» until the spouses come to an agreement. (familydiplomacy.com)
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