Marriage and Divorce
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twhitman123 on March 14, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 divorce | the legal dissolution of a marriage |
| marriage | The institution that joins a man and a woman by agreement for the purpose of creating and maintaining a family |
| abuse | physical or emotional harm to someone |
| separation | a decision between married individuals to live apart from each other |
| alimony | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated |
| annulment | a declaration by the court that a marriage was never valid |
| child support | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated |
| marital property | any property acquired during marriage |
| spouse | husband or wife |
| grounds for divorce | basis for granting divorce; North Carolina is a "No-Fault" state |
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