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| | child support
A monthly payment, usually court-ordered, that a noncustodial parent must pay to cover his/her share of the cost of raising his/her child. The amount of child support is determined based on number of factors, such as income of parents, number of chil ... |
| Child Support and Custody | details | | | claim against an estate
a written statement filed with the executor or administrator of the estate by a creditor of a deceased person.
Bringing a claim against an estate you are telling the representative of the decedent that the decedent owed you money.
Many courts have ... |
| Probate Law/Probation of Will | details | | | claim in bankruptcy
A claim in bankruptcy is document filed with the Court so as to register a claim against the assets of the bankruptcy estate. The claim sets out the amount that is owed to the creditor as of the date of the bankruptcy filing and, if relevant, any pri ... |
| Bankruptcy Law | details | | | clear title
a title to real property that doesn't have any encumbrances such as liens or judgements against it. |
| Real Estate Law | details | | | cloud on title (cloud)
A claim, or encumbrance on real property that affects or impairs the title.
Examples of cloud on title incude: a mortgage lien whose repayment hasn't been officially recorded;
a deed which has been signed but hasn't been properly recorded; a mecha ... |
| Real Estate Law | details | | | co-tenant
n. Tenancy taken on by two or more parties. These co-tenants also called joint tenants. |
| Real Estate Law | details | | | codefendant
When more than one person or entity is sued in one lawsuit, each party sued is called a codefendant. |
| Litigation and Evidence | details | | | codicil
is a supplement to a will, either adding to, taking from or altering its provisions or confirming it in whole or in part by republication, but not totally revoking such will. |
| Last Will and Testament | details | | | concurrent sentences
Prison terms for two or more offenses to be served at the same time, rather than one after the other. Example: Two five-year sentences and one three-year sentence, if served concurrently, result in a maximum of five years behind bars. |
| Criminal Law and Procedure | details | | | condonation
the act of forgiving one's spouse who has committed an act of wrongdoing that would constitute a ground for divorce. Condonation generally is proven by living and cohabiting with the spouse after learning that the wrongdoing was committed. It often ... |
| Divorce and Separation | details |
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