judicial divorce

judicial divorce
A dissolution of the marriage contract by decree of court after a judicial inquiry to ascertain the breach of the contract. Starr v Pease, 8 Conn 540, 546. A divorce granted by the court as distinguished from a legislative divorce.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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