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Term Definition Collateral Estoppel - a bar to relitigation of issues that have already been tried.
Application in Divorce Collateral estoppel means that the a decided issue cannot be relitigated by the same parties in future court actions. In short, what’s done is done.

The legal doctrine may be either offensive or defensive. In offensive plaintiff previously lost against another defendant.

Collateral appeal on grounds of error.

See Res Judicata.