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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Witness list

Legal services; Family law

The list of people you intend to call during your trial or hearing. The judge will tell you when the witness list is due. If you do not file your witness list, the court may sanction you by not ...

Domestic violence

Legal services; Family law

Violence or abuse is a pattern of behaviour used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or actual use of violence. Abuse of ...

In family law cases, there is usually a local court order that sets out the rules of the case. Different courts have different names for it. Usually it is called the standing order, although it may ...

Defendant

Legal services; Family law

Not the person who started the case, who is called the plaintiff. Rather, the person against whom the case has been brought.

Separate property

Legal services; Family law

Separate property is property and debt that is not considered marital property. It may be from before the marriage, or an inheritance or gift. Just because a party acquired property before marriage ...

Collaborative law

Legal services; Family law

An alternative way to settle disputes in which both parties hire specially trained attorneys who work to help them respectfully resolve the conflict outside of court. The participants agree to work ...

Custody

Legal services; Family law

The rights and responsibilities between parents for their children. The custody and visitation or parenting plan must describe the legal custody and physical custody that is in the children's best ...