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Personal life

Related to the major events through the course of an individual's life.

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respondent

Personal life; Divorce

The spouse whom the petitioner is seeking to divorce. The person against whom an action is filed. In criminal cases, this person is referred to as the defendant.

restraining order

Personal life; Divorce

A court order that requires a party to abstain from something to another party, such as calling, visiting or coming within 500 feet of the complaining party. A restraining order ...

rebuttal

Personal life; Divorce

The act of rebutting or contradicting in a legal suit.

quit claim

Personal life; Divorce

To release or relinquish legal claim, or a document relinquishing claim, as in a quit claim to the deed to the marital house.

qualified domestic relations order (QDRO)

Personal life; Divorce

A qualified domestic relations order is a court order declaring that one spouse shall be entitled to a portion of the other spouse's pension as a part of the marital assets.

prenuptial agreement

Personal life; Divorce

Also referred to as a premarital agreement, this is a legal document that dictates how property and debt will be split should the parties decide to divorce at some future time.

pre-trial motions

Personal life; Divorce

See PDL Motion and Motions.

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