divorce decree

collocation in English

meaningsofdivorceanddecree

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divorce
noun
uk
/dɪˈvɔːs/us
/dɪˈvɔːrs/
an official or legal process to end ...
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decree
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈkriː/us
/dɪˈkriː/
an official statement that something ...
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(Definition ofdivorceanddecreefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It would be irrational to suppose that a support obligation would become dischargeable just because it had not been expressly foreseen in a separation agreement ordivorcedecree.
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It is often the case that from and after thedivorcedecreethere will be a temporary reduction in stress and friction.
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Adivorcedecreecannot be rescinded on such a ground.
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There is no need for adivorcedecreeto be made absolute before we cease payment.
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It should not be stopped during the time she has adivorcedecreenisi.
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That section, reproduced in the order, substantially extends the grounds on which adivorcedecreemay be granted.
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If marriages end unnecessarily, or in a welter of recrimination, thedivorcedecreecan be an enslavement, not a liberation.
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Every day the courts are ready to expedite adivorcedecreein order that a child may be legitimated by subsequent marriage.
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The marriage is broken up just as effectively as if adivorcedecreehad been pronounced.
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However, many states have recently required separation periods prior to a formaldivorcedecree.
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They stayed married only ten weeks before the actress obtained adivorcedecree.
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Wife is awarded the property through adivorcedecree.
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They obtained adivorcedecreethat merged the separation agreement.
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It takes ten to fifteen days to obtain adivorcedecree.
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Thompson continued to live with his ex-wife following the divorce, and shared joint assets and bank accounts in contravention of thedivorcedecree, until his sentencing and incarceration.
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In chapter 12 attention is paid to the recognition of foreign divorce decrees and other decrees.
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I think that this change will have one most important result, because it will extend jurisdiction in divorce decrees.
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Divorce decrees have for many years been endorsed to this effect.
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Divorce decrees are not handed out on the footing either of punishment or reward.
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Recognising divorce decrees and judgements regarding parental responsibility will solve the legal and administrative problems with which citizens are confronted on a daily basis.
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