COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A group of older adults in central Ohio has committed to making healthier choices, even going as far as getting "divorced" from sugar and candy.   Candy was in a Franklin County courtroom on the afternoon of Oct. 31, but it was not for Halloween. Members of the Urban Aging Residents Coalition (UARC) handed over their sweet treats.   “It was a struggle,” UARC founder Pamela Shields said. “We had tissue boxes in there, I'm going to keep it real. I felt myself getting weak at the knees.”  Dollar Shave Club, Toms investor to buy Big Lots for $765 million Shields admitted parting ways with her candy was not easy, but said it was about her health.   “It changes your mindset,” she said. “That's all you can do is change a person's mindset and so that's why we're here today and we developed the divorce decree."  Judge Jaiza Page made it official. She swore in those who testified about their relationship with sugar. A doctor who talked about the health effects of sugar also took the stand. Page led some light exercises from the bench and signed mock sugar divorce decrees.  “The court finds there has been an irretrievable breakdown of the sugar-laden marriage relationship between the petitioner and the respondent marked by excessive sweetness and detrimental health effects, grounds for divorce," Page said with a smile from the bench. “The petitioner says, ‘I can no longer have this sugar,’ and sugar is saying, ‘But I still want you.’”   While it was a fun afternoon in the courtroom, Shields, UARC, and Page were all serious about making the community healthier. They noted negative health outcomes that disproportionately affect the Black community.   “And then when I think about the work I do in the court, we really are here to help, hopefully, correct behavior, and so being able to come here and to do what is a playful sugar divorce but in a setting where we are encouraging people to make better choices," Page said. "I think it was just very symbolic of the work we’re all going to do and the commitment we’re going to make to be healthier human beings."   Franklinton brewery and pizza kitchen closes effective immediately The Franklin County Office on Aging was also involved in the event.   "Our mission is to ensure our seniors have what they need to age in place and a major component of that is being healthy," said Chanda Wingo, director of the office.    Organizers plan to hold another similar event, hoping more people will make changes for a healthier lifestyle.  “How else than to divorcing sugar and cutting down on sugar, cut out sugar, than to bring it to the judge's court and say, ‘Let’s formalize this,’” Shields said.