Divorce Court Season 18
The venerable courtroom show takes a look at real-life divorcing couples. The soon-to-be exes tell their stories to the judge, who gives the ruling and settles all the usual -- and unusual -- divorce issues by the end of the episode. This third incarnation of the show premiered on August 30, 1999, with the first having premiered in 1957. This current incarnation has seen different presiding judges: former Los Angeles prosecuting attorney Mablean Ephriam (1999–2006), former municipal court judge Lynn Toler (2006–2020), former NYC prosecutor Faith Jenkins (2020–2022), and former Brooklyn A.D.A. Star Jones (2022- ). Since the debut of the original series in 1957, it is one of the longest-running syndicated television programs of all time. Divorce Court also holds the record for the longest-running court show of all time, leading the second-place show The People's Court by two years.
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Divorce Court
1999 / TV-PGThe venerable courtroom show takes a look at real-life divorcing couples. The soon-to-be exes tell their stories to the judge, who gives the ruling and settles all the usual -- and unusual -- divorce issues by the end of the episode. This third incarnation of the show premiered on August 30, 1999, with the first having premiered in 1957. This current incarnation has seen different presiding judges: former Los Angeles prosecuting attorney Mablean Ephriam (1999–2006), former municipal court judge Lynn Toler (2006–2020), former NYC prosecutor Faith Jenkins (2020–2022), and former Brooklyn A.D.A. Star Jones (2022- ). Since the debut of the original series in 1957, it is one of the longest-running syndicated television programs of all time. Divorce Court also holds the record for the longest-running court show of all time, leading the second-place show The People's Court by two years.
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Divorce Court Season 18 Full Episode Guide
A wife complains her husband spends too much money and time by himself and neglects their family.
A wife claims her husband does not trust her, while he says her temper is out of control.
A couple living together for six months have developed serious issues.
Infidelity and a lack of trust threaten a relationship.
A man claims his wife is communicating with her ex-boyfriend, which drove him to cheat and get another woman pregnant.
Bianca wants Jasmine to stop insinuating that she is stepping out on their marriage, while Jasmine feels Bianca never puts her first.
A side-chick has become engaged and now wonders if her man will cheat on her the way he cheated on his last girlfriend.
A man believes his woman should turn a blind eye to his philandering ways since he provides financially for her and their kid.
A man is tired of his woman forcing him to live up to her father's expectations and running to her parents whenever they have a disagreement.
A man complains about his future wife's stripper career but doesn't seem to have a problem spending her money.
A woman feels she has done everything to show her devotion to her husband – including marrying him while he was in jail – but now claims he treats her like a child instead of his wife.
Issues of control and alcohol tear a couple apart.
Cheating accusations, conflicting lifestyles and disagreements in the bedroom plague a couple.
A 19-year age gap and lack of trust threatens a couple's relationship.
A couple got married, had a second child together, but never went for counseling as they originally promised the Judge, and now they are back.
A nudist couple deal with his drinking and her rage.
A couple tries to get past all the lies and cheating.
A wife claims her husband is not financially stable and does not help care for their kids, while he says she is argumentative and withholds intimacy.
A woman with a jewelry fetish married a former 38-year-old virgin who is obsessed with his Transformer collection.
A couple who hoped to make it in the entertainment industry claim the hard work and attention needed for success divided them.
A rocking couple deal with a gaping cultural divide.
A wife is tired of dealing with her husband's multiple baby-mamas, while he is increasingly untrusting of his wife.
A young Beauty Blogger and her older beau hope to reignite the spark they lost after moving in together.
A young couple who split after having a baby reunite and are considering marriage, but she claims he's too cheap and not romantic, while he says she is never happy with anything.
A husband is accused of giving more love and affection to other women than his own wife.
Breadwinner Jackie resents and belittles husband Frank, who hasn't worked in eight years.
A man claims his woman is too dirty for his clean-living, vegan lifestyle, while she says he can't stop being rude and unaffectionate.
A woman claims her boyfriend is a pathological liar who tells sob stories to gain sympathy, while he has issues with her being friends with her ex.
Getting engaged was easy but living together has been a serious reality check for a couple.
A passionate marriage has trouble surviving when one cheating partner's past habits keep repeating.
A woman is distraught that her man won't commit to her after being together and intimate for almost two years.
A woman is convinced her man is a liar and obsessed with strip clubs, while he is embarrassed by her coming to his job and accusing his female coworkers of sleeping with him.
A guy thinks the girlfriend and mother of his three kids needs to put her dreams on hold to care for the family, while she is tired of him telling her what to do.
The wrong engagement ring and a less-expensive wedding venue could stall a marriage.
A young college couple's relationship suffers due to his cheating and frat-boy lifestyle.
A woman claims her man spends his money on strip clubs so he must be cheating, while he says he caught her in bed with his former best friend.
A couple's sex life has vanished, and now constant cheating and outbursts are threatening to tear them apart for good.
A woman claims she was tricked into a marriage covenant.
Joe needs to quit video games, evict his crew, and rein-in his philandering ways to save the relationship with his college sweetheart and mother of his child.
A pair of young runaways who fell in love and want a chance at happiness together find the going tough.
A man claims his woman doesn't cook, clean or know how to properly take care of their son.
A wife claims her husband's work, social media and phone are more important to him than she and their kids.
A mother of four forces her boyfriend to constantly check-in after catching him cheating.
A wife claims her husband is a serial cheater who can't hold a job, while he says she treats him like a child and isn't supportive.
Can a couple overcome his big mistake after three years of not trusting each other, or is this just the tip of the iceberg.
Lakiya called off the wedding after disagreeing with Maurice's parenting skills, while he say she is a negative person, and nothing he does satisfies her.
A woman wants to marry and have a baby now, but he can't handle the pressure and wants to propose on his own time.
Fights over cheating, distrust, career and religion cause a couple to rethink marriage.
Anger issues are slowly pushing a man away from his woman.
A rekindled relationship is threatened by anger issues.
A man's drinking threatens a relationship.
Jealousy, negativity and insecurities threaten a relationship.
A couple need to work through their financial issues.
Cheating, lack of trust and financial issues plague a couple.
Collin proposed at their baby shower but two years later lingering issues have the couple reconsidering.
A couple encounter obstacles when they move from New Jersey to Las Vegas.
Lack of sex, arguments over finances and conflicting lifestyles threaten a relationship.
A woman who met her man on-line feels they should get married, but he's not sure.
A man who appeared on "Divorce Court" in 2010 returns with a different wife and more problems. [Part 2 of 2]
A man who separated from his wife and committed to another woman appeared on "Divorce Court" in 2010. Now he's returned with the second woman. [Part 1 of 2]
A husband is upset that his wife refuses to work.
A woman accuses her man of being unfaithful.
Rhamu, who split with his ex on "Divorce Court" in 2009, returns with a new woman and new problems.
Dava is tired of Patrick's party-boy lifestyle, borderline OCD cleaning habits and complaints about her spending.
A woman claims her man is too busy partying with his guy friends to have a relationship with her.
A husband claims his wife has had relationships with men.
A couple's 10-year age difference causes constant arguments and power struggles.
A woman fears the love is gone and the relationship is ending.
A wife is fed up with a husband's excessive drinking, while he claims her lack of intimacy is tearing them apart.
A wife claims her husband is constantly out with friends and doesn't give her enough attention in the bedroom, while he says she's a complainer.
A woman claims her man flirts with other woman and has probably cheated on her.
A woman found her boyfriend wearing her little black dress, while he was shocked to find her "pornographic" art videos.
Constant arguments over bad parenting, lack of compassion and selfish behavior threaten a marriage.
A woman is tired of dealing with her man's chronic infidelity.
Issues of infidelity, lying and unemployment plague a marriage.
Yolanda and Derrick have been engaged for three years and have purchased a house and engagement ring, but she's dragging her feet.
A young couple struggles with issues of infidelity, trust and a life-changing medical diagnosis.
Issues of trust, respect and responsibilities surface to raise questions about whether a couple are ready to walk down the aisle.
A woman claims her husband is a smooth-talking hustler and a cheat.
A 43-year-old full-time student and a career woman have relationship issues.
A gambling addiction and control issues are ruining a marriage.
Bickering and lack of communication are ruining a marriage.
A controlling wife pushes her husband to drink and entertain thoughts of being with other women.
A man admits to cheating, while his woman won't forgive him and is controlling.
A young couple struggling to save money need to work on saving their marriage.
An open marriage that leads to bickering outside the bedroom threatens a marriage.
Jealousy issues and cheating allegations threaten the relationship of a young couple.
A fake engagement ring and cheating accusations threaten the wedding plans of a Mama's boy and a party girl.
Anger issues threaten to break up a couple of long-lost friends who reconnected on social media.
An agreed-upon one-night stand has shaken a married couple to the core.
Soulmates who reunite 20 years after being divorced deal with anger issues.
Teenage sweethearts with two children hope to overcome infidelity issues.
A man wants his woman to contribute more to the household finances.
Things may not be so funny for a young comedian who learns he may not be the father of his girlfriend's unborn child.
A husband wants his wife to understand they are no longer meant for each other.
An up-and-coming rapper needs to balance his career and family time.
A newlywed needs to set aside his party lifestyle for his wife and baby.
A couple complain about a lack of intimacy and jealous behavior.
Accusations of cheating have plagued both sides in this 6-year relationship.
A narcissistic and possessive man continues to hesitate to put a ring on his woman's finger.
A relationship is filled with deception and disguises.
After seven years of on-and-off dating, two children, and one on the way, a woman tires of her man's cheating and compulsive gambling.
A man's fiancée has become possessive, angry and may be sleeping with her best friend.
On a second trip to the court room; a man is considering leaving his woman.
The judge rules on a couple who are only together for the sake of their dog.
A wife claims her husband is a liar, flirt and an alcoholic, while he says she's too controlling.
A husband wants his wife to discontinue her party lifestyle.
A delayed annulment may be causing mistrust in a relationship.
A woman wants her man to engage in a polyamorous relationship.
High-school sweethearts hope to rebuild trust after years of infidelity and broken promises.
Dating apps create jealousy between two Florida party boys.
Three turned-down marriage proposals has a man looking for the door unless his woman can get over her insecurities.
A couple separated for more than a year deal with her temper and his irresponsibility.
Arguments over finances, social-media flirting, anger issues and unemployment threaten a marriage.
Infidelity is causing a marriage to crack.
A woman's rap-music career threatens a relationship.
A couple deal with stress and financial challenges.
A man's hesitation to get married threatens a couple's relationship.
Arguments about finances, household duties, internet addictions and botched plastic surgery take a toll on a 3-year marriage.
A woman feels her man's first real job has become an obsession and their relationship takes a backseat.
A wife claims her husband has bad habits and a foul mouth, while he says she is a constant nag and drinks to deal with their problems.
A woman returns to the courtroom three years later and with a new fiancé.
Childhood lovers deal with financial difficulties and cheating allegations.
A man's career may be getting in the way of his engagement.
An aspiring rapper's groupies are not helping make beautiful music with his woman.
A marriage is plagued by both parties' infidelities.
Infidelity and anger issues plague a couple.
A wife's health issues and a husband's behavior are at the heart of a couple's relationship problems.
A lesbian couple try to deal with one partner's pregnancy by another man while on a break.
A couple deal with colliding tempers and a series of ripped marriage certificates.
A guy who walked out on his woman after her first pregnancy returns four years later and gets her pregnant again.
A couple deal with infidelity and resentment.
He’s a saver. She’s a spender. If cheapness is his weakness, will this couple stand a chance?
A serial cheater loses trust in his girlfriend. Is she ready to say goodbye to this relationship or can she regain the trust after infidelity?
A 14-year age gap drives jealousy and deception. Can this couple overcome cheating allegations or will their relationship be shown the door?
Ty’s newfound love for religion leaves his wife Iesha feeling alone. Can this couple cope with differing outlooks or will the basis of their relationship crumble?
Cheating allegations and drug use threaten a couple's relationship.
Will a baby with another man stop Lemuel from stepping up to the plate and supporting his girlfriend, Renesha?
At first glance this couple seems to have it all, but the infidelity has them at a crossroads. Can Haley control her partying ways to become the ideal wife Johnny wants or is he just controlling and jealous?
Dress-code violations and religious differences threaten a couple's relationship.
Francine is determined to marry Cortes only if baby thoughts come after the “I do”, but will his desires for a bun in the oven outweigh the commitment of love?
Darius and Stacy are high school sweethearts who had 3 children as teenagers and a new baby on the way. The stress of fighting over their bakery and photography business, coupled with accusations of cheating, has taken a toll on the relationship and they are not sure if they can stay together any longer.
A couple brought together by music is leaving their creativity in the back seat as the finances begin to pile up. Briana says Nick is an unemployed rap artist who can’t satisfy her sexually or financially.
Both members of a marriage have cheated.
A young couple's marriage is fractured after her constant cheating and his violent anger.
When a couple’s relationship breaks from lack of finances and trust, the pair pauses the wedding plans. Will they resolve their issues with a future leading them down the aisle?
A couple deal with baby-mama and baby-daddy drama.
A couple of 5 years rushes into having a child, but doesn’t seem grown up enough to leave one another alone. Constant complaining and fighting have broken their communication completely, influencing Manuela to walk out on Nelson altogether if he can’t fix his anger problems.
A wife deals with allegations that her husband cheated with multiple women. Should she be more worried about renewing their vows or catching another STD?
A couple can't agree on how to parent their newly blended family.
A woman's fiancé conceives a child with another woman in their town a year after her own miscarriage.
A 10-year lesbian relationship is threatened when one of them transitions into a man.
When opposites attract this couple thought the only thing that mattered was the attraction. Now, the unemployed husband relies on his wife to provide for their household while she feels like his inadequacies are slowing her down.
A cheating fiancé claims the nagging in his relationship pushes him into the arms of other women.
Charmaine and Steve’s tumultuous marriage leaves them desperate to find closure as they navigate the future with their 4 young kids. Will they find the roadmap leading them to a healthy, responsible, co-parenting life?
A couple of 7 years is unable to move forward in their relationship until Nicole Diaz leaves her mother’s house. Will Julio Llaguno’s jealousy take over or can he patiently wait for his girlfriend to leave mommy dearest behind?