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The services involving law-related matters such as the issuing of legal opinion,filing and pleading, as well as the issuing and defending of law suits among many others.
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interim order
Legal services; Family law
Any order made in a case before the final order is made. These are generally short-term decisions by the judge about child support, child custody, visitation, possession of the ...
collaborative law
Legal services; Family law
An alternative way to settle disputes in which both parties hire specially trained attorneys who work to help them respectfully resolve the conflict outside of court. The ...
custody
Legal services; Family law
The rights and responsibilities between parents for their children. The custody and visitation or parenting plan must describe the legal custody and physical custody that is in ...
jurisdiction
Legal services; Family law
The power of the court to make a decision. To make a decision, a court must have jurisdiction over both the people in the case and the issues being decided in the case. In family ...
counterclaim
Legal services; Family law
Defendant's requests for relief made when he or she files an answer to the complaint.
confession of judgment
Legal services; Family law
A written document by a debtor saying that if they do not pay the debt, they agree to the entry of a judgment against them.
pleadings
Legal services; Family law
The formal documents that start a case. The complaint is filed by the plaintiff, and the Answer is filed by the defendant.
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