Family law

Family law

Law that deals with family-related issues such as spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction.

Industry: Legal services

Add a new term

Contributors in Family law

Become a Contributors

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.

Annulment

Legal services; Family law

Issued by the courts to declare that a marriage was never valid.

Under oath

Legal services; Family law

All people must swear or affirm to tell the truth if they want their statement or testimony to considered as evidence. All written statements must be submitted as affidavits to be considered by the ...

Default

Legal services; Family law

If the defendant does not answer the plaintiff's complaint, the plaintiff can finish the case without the defendant's participation by requesting the court to enter a default. Because the defendant ...

Defined benefit plan

Legal services; Family law

This type of retirement plan is generally considered a "traditional" pension plan. It provides specific benefits (usually a specific dollar amount per month) to a participant at the individual's ...