Family law

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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Decision

Legal services; Family law

A court's judgment, order or decree that settles a dispute and decides an issue.

Marriage

Legal services; Family law

Signifies the act, ceremony, or formal proceeding by which persons take each other for husband and wife.

A court proceeding at which parties, and perhaps witnesses, come to the court to speak. A hearing is different from a trial in a number of ways, including that it is typically shorter and sometimes ...

Contempt

Legal services; Family law

Disregarding or disobeying a court order. It is a very, very serious thing to be held in contempt of court.

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 judgement in a specific way, such as sweeping a bank account or taking a portion of someone's PFD.

Witness

Legal services; Family law

A person called by a party to speak in court, under oath about what he or she knows or has observed that is relevant to the case.

Custody investigator

Legal services; Family law

A court appointed expert who is educated, experienced and trained in child development and the effects of divorce or separation on children. The custody investigator assesses a family and recommends ...