I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ amicable , uncontested
▪ no-fault
▪ acrimonious , bitter , messy , nasty , painful , ugly
▪ quick , quickie ( informal )
▪ parental
▪
Parental ~ can have lasting negative consequences for children.
▪ civil
▪
The church may disapprove but Catholics can and do obtain civil ~s.
VERB + DIVORCE
▪ want
▪ apply for , ask for , file for , petition for , seek , sue for
▪
She filed for ~ in 1996.
▪ initiate
▪
The majority of ~s are initiated by women.
▪ get , have , obtain
▪
He told her that he was married but getting a ~.
▪ experience , go through
▪
She watched her parents go through an acrimonious ~.
▪ agree to , consent to
▪ contest
▪
These days ~ is rarely contested.
▪ finalize
▪
Once the ~ is finalized, I plan to move to Bermuda.
▪ handle
▪
the lawyers handling their ~
▪ grant (sb)
▪
Over 50 000 ~s were granted last year.
▪ end in
▪
An increasing number of marriages end in ~.
▪ consider
▪
Neither partner had considered ~.
DIVORCE + VERB
▪ come through
▪
He is waiting for the ~ to come through before he remarries.
DIVORCE + NOUN
▪ court
▪ case , proceedings , process
▪ petition
▪ papers
▪
He hasn't signed the ~ papers yet.
▪ decree , settlement
▪ figures , rate , statistics
▪
The ~ rate has been growing steadily since 1971.
▪ law
▪ attorney ( AmE ), lawyer
▪ mediation
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
her ~ from the star
▪ ~ on the grounds of
▪
She is seeking a ~ on the grounds of cruelty.
PHRASES
▪ grounds for ~
▪
He cited adultery as grounds for ~.
II.
verb
Divorce is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ husband