LEGAL WORD
Mutual consent divorce
Legal term · Family law
Mutual consent divorce
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Family law
1 What it means
Divorce where both spouses agree, after a statutory waiting period that courts may waive in fit cases.
2 Use it in a sentence
The couple sought divorce by mutual consent.
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