Divorce Court(1984)
Yeon-ha is charged with adultery by her husband, but as events of her unhappy and violent marriage are revealed, the court comes to sympathize with her.
Yeon-ha is charged with adultery by her husband, but as events of her unhappy and violent marriage are revealed, the court comes to sympathize with her.
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 attorneyMablean Ephriam(1999–2006), former municipal court judgeLynn Toler(2006–2020), formerNYC prosecutor Faith Jenkins(2020–2022), and former Brooklyn A.D.A. Star Jones (2022- ). Since the debut of the original series in 1957, it isone of the longest-running syndicated television programs of all time.Divorce Courtalso holds the record for the longest-running court show of all time, leading the second-place showThe People's Courtby two years.