Divorce Terminolgy Flashcards
Custody Agreement
Agreement between two parents about physical and legal custody of the minor children.
Visitation
Permission granted by the court to a noncustodial parent to visit his or her child or children.
Pareting Plan
Agreement between two parents about physical and legal custody, child support, a visitation schedule, and health insurance, among other issues.
Prove up
A short hearing before the judge when the case is uncontested.
Divorce Decree
Document that outlines all the terms of a divorce and serves as proof that the couple is no longer married.
Default judgment
It is a judgment in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant has not responded to a summons or has failed to appear before a court of law.
Service
The formal delivery of the legal notice or process.
Alimony
The legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse before or after martial separation or divorce.
Assets
Property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts.
Unconscionable
Usually harsh and shocking to the conscience.
Irreconcilable differences
Basic fundamental differences that make it impossible to stay married.
Irretrievably Broken
The situation that exists when either or both spouses no longer are able or willing to live with each other, thereby destroying their spouse relationship with no hope of resumption of spouse duties.
