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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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enforce
Legal services; Family law
To require somebody to do something that is stated in a court order. For example, if a domestic violence protective order states the respondent needs to stay away from the petitioner and the ...
undbundled legal services
Legal services; Family law
Some attorneys are willing to provide limited legal services to clients. This is called "unbundled services" or discrete task representation. Basically instead of hiring an attorney for full ...
uncontested
Legal services; Family law
When the parties agree about all issues in a case, they may file Uncontested Complaints for Divorce or Custody. This means they file the paperwork together, both signing the complaint and any ...
clerk
Legal services; Family law
A court employee responsible for maintaining permanent records of all court proceedings and exhibits, and administering the oath to jurors and witnesses.
marriage
Legal services; Family law
Signifies the act, ceremony, or formal proceeding by which persons take each other for husband and wife.
writ of execution
Legal services; Family law
A formal, written command by the court to a sheriff or other official to enforce or execute a judgment in a specific way, such as sweeping a bank account or taking a portion of someone's PFD.
qualified joint and survivor annuity
Legal services; Family law
An annuity that pays out at one level for the rest of the annuity holder’s life and then another level, between 50% and 100% of the original level, for the rest of the ex-spouse's life.
