Lawsuits
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What is collaborative law?
It is essentially an alternative dispute resolution process where rival parties each retain a lawyer and attempt to negotiate a resolution outside the courtroom....
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What is commissioner?
A commissioner is a person appointed by a court to hear cases and make a legal decision on certain matters....
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What is commitment order?
It is an order made by the court that puts a person into custody such as a jail or mental institution. It can happen if the court sees that the person is dangerous to him/herself and needs to be detai...
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abstract of judgment
An abstract of judgment is a summary of the judgment. The judgment is the court's decision in a case. You could use this to collect monies owed, and in some cases can be used as a lien that you file w...
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accessory
An accessory in a crime is a person that helps someone else commit a crime....
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accomplice
An accomplice in a criminal act, is a person who help someone else commit a crime, either on purpose or not....
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accrual
Accrual in the case of child support would be the total amount of payment that you owe or that are late....
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accused
An accused is the person charged with a crime....
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acknowledgment
An acknowledgement in law is where someone says or testifies that some important point to the case is true....
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Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment
An acknowledgment of satisfaction of judgment is a court form that the judgment creditor must fill out, sign, and file with the court when the judgment is fully paid....
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acquittal
An acquittal is where a person who has been charged with a crime is on trial is found not guilty....
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action
An action in court is the name given to a case where one person sues another person....
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active status
A case is active where there has been no settlement or decision by a judge in the action....
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adjournment
An adjournment is where a case that is supposed to be heard on a particular day has been postponed to be heard on another day....
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adjudication
Adjudication refers to a case or action that is decided by a judge....
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