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dissolution of marriage

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dissolution of marriage n. modern, gentler sounding, term for divorce, officially used in California since 1970 and symbolic of the no-fault, non-confrontational approach to dissolving a marriage. (See: divorce).
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Crisply written and immensely learned, the book documents profound change in Catholic teaching on three topics--slavery, usury, religious liberty--and significant development with regard to a fourth, the dissolution of marriage.
Christmas Critics by Tentler, Leslie Woodcock / Commonweal
Today's various forms of dissolution of marriage, free unions, trial marriages, as well as the pseudo-matrimonies between people of the same sex, are instead expressions of anarchic freedom, which falsely tries to pass itself off as the true liberation of man.
Canada's last chance: bishops letting us down by de Valk, Alphonse / Catholic Insight
The provisions of the settlement agreement were incorporated into a final judgment of dissolution of marriage.
Property settlement payment not deductible alimony by Gamer, Lawrence R. / The Tax Adviser
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