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Divorce

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001694

The legal termination of a marriage by a court order, also known as dissolution of marriage. This process legally ends the marital union and addresses related issues such as property division, spousal support, and child custody and visitation. State laws govern the grounds for divorce, which can include no-fault or fault-based reasons.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001694
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001694",
  "term": "Divorce",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The legal termination of a marriage by a court order, also known as dissolution of marriage. This process legally ends the marital union and addresses related issues such as property division, spousal support, and child custody and visitation. State laws govern the grounds for divorce, which can include no-fault or fault-based reasons.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/divorce/"
}

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