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Term Definition Remand - the act of sending a case back to the trial judge to be tried again because the judge made a significant mistake the first time.
Application in Divorce An party -- appeals are unsuccessful because a mistake is considered a harmless error.

In an appeal," or as is more likely, the lower court decision is "upheld on appeal."

As it applies to divorce, relatively few divorce cases are successfully appealed.

See also Appeal; Reversal.