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Term Definition
Nunc Pro Tunc
- a Latin term meaning "for now for then."
Application in Divorce
Nunc pro tunc
refers to the legal act of doing presently what should have been done before. The phrase applies to actions retroactively.
The phrase often appears in conjunction with annulments of voidable marriages.
See also
Annulment
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