Divorce Arbitration

A process of dispute resolution in which a neutral third party (arbitrator) renders a decision after a hearing at which both parties participate without proceeding to a court trial.

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Divorce Mediation

Private dispute resolution process in which a neutral third person (mediator) helps the parties reach an agreement, although he does not have the power to render a decision on the matter. If a satisfactory resolution cannot be reached, the parties can pursue a lawsuit.

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The process by which an entity is formed to house one's business holdings, real property, assets, and the like. The entity has a separate legal personality from its owners or members and is meant to limit liability of said individuals. Entities include Corporations, LLC's and Partnerships.

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The legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent's duty to care for the child.

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Child support or child maintenance is the ongoing obligation for payment made by a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent, caregiver or guardian, for the care and support of children of a relationship or marriage.

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A written agreement between unmarried persons who wish to live together and contract with respect to their rights and obligations regarding property, support, and other related matters.

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Division of the property acquired by a couple during their marriage in the case of legal separation.

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A court proceeding to appoint a manager for the financial affairs or the personal care of a person who is either physically or mentally unable to handle either or both.

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is a court ruling which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, deems an individual as holding contempt for the court, its process, and its invested powers. Often stated simply as "in contempt," or a person "held in contempt," it is the highest remedy of a judge to impose sanctions on an individual for acts which excessively or in a wanton manner disrupt the normal process of a court hearing.

A finding of contempt of court may result from a failure to obey a lawful order of a court , showing disrespect for the judge, disruption of the proceedings through poor behavior, or publication of material deemed likely to jeopardize a fair trial. A judge may impose sanctions such as a fine or jail for someone found guilty of contempt of court. Typically judges in common law systems have more extensive power to declare someone in contempt than judges in civil law systems.

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Legal separation and suspension or total dissolution of the marriage relation of man and wife effected by the judgment of a court.

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Physical, sexual, economic, or psychological abuse directed towards one's spouse, partner, or other family member within the household. A Restraining Order may enjoin behavior or restrict access or presence of the restrained person.

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Arrangement of a person's property and estate, including wills, taxes, insurance and trusts, in order to carry out the person's wishes for the disposition of his property upon his death.

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In some jurisdictions grandparents may have a legal right to have court ordered visitation of their grandchildren. In the United States all 50 states have a "grandparent visitation" statute that allows grandparents to ask a court to grant them the legal right to maintain ongoing contact with loved children. State laws vary greatly and some states do not guarantee that the grandparents will be able to obtain a court order granting them visitation. The rationale behind these laws is that sometimes, especially with the death of a parent or in a family that has undergone divorce , the children may not have the opportunity to have contact with the non-custodial parent and his relatives thus fostering continued familial bonds. Some parents say that court-ordered grandparent visitation infringes upon the fundamental right of a fit parent to raise their child in the manner they see fit (including the right to decide who the child will associate with).

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Legal arrangement under which a person (guardian) has the legal right and duty to care for another (the ward) and his or her property.

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Wherein a long term cohabitating relationship may lead to the ability and or entitlement to compensation of support. It is not required that recipient and his/her live-in hold themselves out as husband and wife.

A Marvin claim must be filed as a separate civil action, since trial courts in divorce proceedings do not have initial jurisdiction over Marvin claims arising out of premarital cohabitation.

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The need for a legal name change may result from marriage, divorce, adoption or simply a desire to have another name.

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An award of support, similar to alimony, in which the couple was not married but lived together for a long period and then terminated their relationship.

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The legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a father and his child.

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Any modifications made to the original divorce agreement due to new issues that might emerge regarding child custody, spousal support, child support, Parenting Time or Child Visitation, etc.

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Agreements by which the spouses during marriage can delineate their rights to property without the expectation of separation or dissolution.

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Agreements between unmarried persons in contemplation of marriage, by which they may delineate their rights and obligations to Property, Spousal Support and other matters.

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Any Judgment, decree or order in a domestic relations case that orders pension or retirement plan benefits to be used to provide spousal or child support, or to divide marital property in a divorce.

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Separate property includes all property that a spouse obtained before marriage, through inheritance or as a gift. At divorce, separate property is not divided under the state's property division laws, but is kept by the spouse who owns it.

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Written arrangements concerning custody, child support, spousal support and property division made by a married couple who are about to get a divorce or legal separation.

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The general duty and obligation between spouses to support each other's everyday living expenses.

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When a court determines the visitation rights of a no custodial parent. Or, "Reasonable" visitation, leaving it to the parents to work out a precise schedule of time and place. This allows the parents to exercise flexibility by taking into consideration both the parents' and the children's schedules

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