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Family law
Law that deals with family-related issues such as spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction.
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survivor benefit
Legal services; Family law
The payment made to a beneficiary (usually the ex-spouse or alternate payee) from a retirement plan after the plan participant dies.
process server
Legal services; Family law
A specially licensed person who is authorized to serve certain types of legal documents. Process servers can serve legal documents just about anywhere, not just at someone's home. So long as they ...
advocate
Legal services; Family law
Someone who helps and supports another person. An advocate will "take sides" and promote his or her client's view or interests.
conservator
Legal services; Family law
A person appointed by a judge in a special court proceeding who is legally responsible for the management of another person's financial matters because that person is unable to handle his or her ...
evidence
Legal services; Family law
Information provided to the court by the parties during the course of a case to assist in the decision making process. This can include testimony, documents, and physical objects. There are special ...
qualified domestic relations order (QDRO)
Legal services; Family law
An order that provides instructions to the retirement plan administrator about how to pay you your share of the benefits out of the plan.
due process
Legal services; Family law
The right to know that something has been filed in court involving you and the opportunity to tell your side of the story.
