A quantity surveyor (QS) is a professional working within the construction industry concerned with construction costs and contracts. Services provided by a quantity surveyor may include:1  Cost planning and commercial management throughout the entire life cycle of the project from inception to post-completion.2  Value engineering.ervices provided by a quantity surveyor may include: 1  Cost planning and commercial management throughout the entire life cycle of the project from inception to post-completion. 2  Value engineering.
divorce. n. 1. (Law) the dissolution of a marriage by judgment of a court or by accepted custom. 2. (Law) a judicial decree declaring a marriage to be dissolved. 3. a separation, esp one that is total or complete.
Definition. A legal separation allows couples to live apart from one another with many of the rights and obligations of divorce, including spousal maintenance, child custody and child support, and the legal division of marital property.