Synonyms and antonyms of Divorce and separation in British Thesaurus

access (noun)

the legal right to visit your children after you are divorced

accrual (noun)

formallegalSouth African a system for dividing a couple's wealth if the marriage ends, which provides that the person whose wealth has grown less during the marriage can claim from the person whose wealth has grown more

alimony (noun)

mainly American money that someone pays to support a husband or wife who they are no longer married to

co-respondent (noun)

in a divorce case, someone accused of having sex with the husband or wife of the person who wants to get divorced

decree absolute (noun)

British an order by a court of law that ends a marriage and makes two people officially divorced

decree nisi (noun)

British 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

dissolution (noun)

legal the process of officially ending a marriage or other legal agreement

dissolve (verb)

legal to officially end a marriage or other legal agreement

divorce (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

ex (noun)

informal the person that someone used to be married to or used to have a romantic relationship with

joint custody (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

maintenance (noun)

money that you pay to your ex-wife or ex-husband to help her or him and your children after you are divorced

palimony (noun)

mainly Americaninformal money that a court orders someone to pay to a partner who they used to live with but were not married to

petitioner (noun)

someone who asks a court to officially allow them to get divorced

prenup (noun)

an agreement made by two people before they marry about how they will divide their money and property if they get divorced

prenuptial agreement (noun)

an agreement made by a man and woman before they marry about how they will divide their money and property if they get divorced

respondent (noun)

formallegal the party in a court case who is against either the appellant or the petitioner or who is responding to an application, especially for divorce

separate (verb)

to stop living with your husband, wife, or sexual partner

separation (noun)

a period of time that people who are usually together spend apart

separation (noun)

a decision by a husband and wife not to live together

split up ()

to end a marriage or a sexual or romantic relationship

tug-of-love (noun)

Britishmainly journalism a disagreement between parents who are divorced or living separately about who their child should live with

visitation (noun)

the right of a divorced parent to visit children who live with the other parent