LEGAL DOCS
a sworn statement that contains information regarding your income, expenses, assets, and liabilities.
What is Financial Affidavit?
an elected official who is responsible for deciding matters on which you and the other parties in your case are unable to agree.
What is a Judge?
Any and all issues on which the parties are able to agree and which are part of a marital settlement agreement.
What is Uncontested?
money ordered to be paid by one spouse to another in a limited number of
payments, often a single payment.
What is Lump Sum Alimony?
a neutral person who may be appointed by the court to evaluate or investigate a child's situation, and file a report with the court about what is in the best interests of your child(ren).
What is a Guardian Ad Litem?
A request made to the court, other than a petition or supplemental petition.
What is a Motion?
An amount of money, set by law, that the petitioner must pay when filing a case.
What is a Filing Fee?
Parenting arrangement under which the responsibility for the minor child(ren) is given to one parent by the court, with or without rights of time-sharing to the other parent.
What is Sole Parental Responsibility?
Spousal support ordered to be paid for a limited period of time to allow one of the parties an opportunity to complete a plan of education or training.
What is Rehabilitative Alimony?
A medical test to determine who is the biological father of a child.
What is Scientific Paternity Testing?
What is DNA Testing?
A written decision signed by a judge and filed in the clerk of the circuit court's office, that contains the judge's decision on part of your case, usually on a motion.
A trial in your case.
What is a Final Hearing?
A husband or wife.
What is a Spouse?
Spousal support ordered to be paid at a specified, periodic rate until modified by a court order, the death of either party, or the remarriage of the Obligee, whichever occurs first.
What is Permanent Alimony?
A person who is not the petitioner or respondent in a court case.
What is a nonparty? (Child.)
a written document signed by a judge and recorded in the clerk of the circuit court's office that contains the judge's decision in your case.
What is a Final Judgment?
a legal proceeding before a judge or designated officer (general magistrate or officer) on a motion.
What is a Hearing?
A formal written statement of exactly what a party wants the court to do in a lawsuit or court action.
What is a Pleading?
A person who is ordered by the court to pay money, such as child support or alimony.
Who is an Obligor?
A document created to govern the relationship between the parties relating to the decisions that must be made regarding the minor child.
What is a Parenting Plan?
a court order directing a party not to speak, call, send mail to, visit, or go near his or her spouse, ex-spouse, child(ren), or other family member.
What is an Injunction (No Contact)?
Delivering a petition, supplemental petition, response, motion, or other pleading to the clerk of court.
What is Filing?
A written request to the court for legal action, which begins a court case.
What is a Petition?
What is a Supplemental Petition?
An employer or other person who provides income to an obligor.
What is a Payor?
A timetable that must be included in the parenting plan that specifies the time, including overnights and holidays, that a minor child will spend with each parent.
What is a Timesharing Schedule?