Divorce

Divorce

The final termination of a marriage by canceling all legal duties and responsibilities of the marriage and dissolving matrimony bonds between the parties.

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Retainer

Personal life; Divorce

The fee paid to an attorney or other professional for their services, sometimes representing advance payment for anticipated future services.

Request for production

Personal life; Divorce

Part of the Discovery process in which one attorney asks for the other side to produce documents they deem necessary to the case, such as financial documents.

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.

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 is typically used in ...

Rebuttal

Personal life; Divorce

The act of rebutting or contradicting in a legal suit.

Visitation

Personal life; Divorce

The legal right of a non-custodial parent to see his or her child (children). Times designated by the court that a non-custodial parent can spend with his or her children. Visitation can consist of ...