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Common collocations with divorce in American Collocation

divorce noun countable/uncountable

US /dɪˈvɔrs/

difficult or unpleasant

acrimonious
bitter
difficult
messy
nasty
painful

Their first marriage ended in acrimonious divorce.

easy or not unpleasant

amicable
easy
quick

We have been married for one year, and we both want an amicable divorce.

not opposed by one of the partners

uncontested

This procedure speeded up uncontested divorces.

officially ask a court for a divorce

apply for
ask for
file for
initiate
petition for
seek
sue for

I will be seeking a divorce on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour.

She felt that his behaviour gave her grounds for divorce. |

He sought a divorce on the grounds of incompatability.

agree to a divorce

agree to
consent to

Your husband or wife must consent to the divorce in writing.

allow a divorce

grant

The court granting the divorce may also deal with the future of any children.

experience a divorce

experience
go through

Support is available for children who are experiencing parental divorce.

I am going through a divorce right now.

complete the divorce process

finalize
get
obtain

My parents got a divorce, and since then I’ve been really unhappy.

have divorce as the final result

end in
result in

Increasing numbers of marriages are ending in divorce.

decree
law
lawyer
petition
proceedings
process
settlement

Can I start divorce proceedings without my husband’s consent?