Demand made in divorce court case? (8)
I believe the answer is:
exaction
'demand' is the definition.
(I know that exaction is a type of demand)
'divorce court case?' is the wordplay.
'divorce' becomes 'ex' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'court case?' becomes 'action' (a legal action).
'ex'+'action'='EXACTION'
'made in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for exaction that I've seen before include "Harsh demand" , "demanding payment" , "demand that's excessive" , "Extortion" , "demand for money" .)