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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Testimony

Legal services; Family law

What a person says in the courtroom under oath, after being sworn-in.

Action

Legal services; Family law

A technical legal word that is another way to refer to a lawsuit, or case.

Debtor

Legal services; Family law

The person who borrowed the money is the debtor; the person who loaned the money is the creditor.

These are crimes that qualify for a Sexual Assault Protective Order. You may be able to get a protective order if someone commits a crime involving a sexual act against you without your consent, or ...

Participant

Legal services; Family law

The participant is the spouse who has the retirement plan. The participant's retirement plan is being divided with a QDRO. The spouse that is to receive benefits under the QDRO is the Alternate ...

Disposable retired pay

Legal services; Family law

This term applies for military retired pay. It is the gross monthly pay entitlement, including renounced pay, less authorised deductions. You can read about military retired pay which includes the ...

Primary physical custody

Legal services; Family law

The technical term for when the children live with one parent more than 30% of the year, which comes out to 110 or more overnights and the other parent less than 30% of the year, or 110 or fewer ...