tort: Private or civil injustice; Failure to perform a prescribed legal or habitual obligation, resulting in harm to others. The victim of a crime may have the right to claim damages to compensate for the damage suffered. Victims of crime may also bring an action in tort (in civil proceedings) for the injustice done to them. (See also Damages.) Custody: The right and responsibility of a parent to make decisions about a child`s health, education and well-being. There are two types of custody orders: joint custody and sole custody. Miscarriage of justice: Proceedings that have been closed and cancelled (without legal effect) due to an adverse error in the proceedings or other exceptional circumstances. Jurisdiction always exclusive: Theory that a single support order between the same people should be valid at the same time. And when a court hears a support case, it can supplement and amend that order. The Continuing Exclusive Jurisdiction Tribunal (FCYC) has control of a support case until another court withdraws it.
This is set out in the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA). (See Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.) Commissioner: A person chosen by the court with the authority to hear and make decisions in certain types of legal matters. ex parte: These Latin words mean „only from 1 page”. An example is a request that is made without informing the other party. In many courts, even unilateral requests require 24-hour notice from the other side, except in unusual circumstances. Legal A past conviction is an old one that is no longer valid Divorce: A common name for a marriage that has legally ended. Law A previous legal case or decision used to support legal arguments in the current case Nullity: The legal invalidity of a marriage; Cancellation. (Compare the resolution.) Make a legal decision, give someone the right to do something, for example, provide for a child tax: Get money through a court case through confiscation and/or sale of property. Manslaughter: Unlawful but involuntary murder of a person. May be voluntary, for example if a person is unlawfully killed in circumstances that do not involve intentional intent to kill. Or unintentionally, for example when a person is killed involuntarily because someone else commits another illegal act or negligently performs a lawful act. (Compare to murder; see also murder.) Complainant: A person who wishes to initiate legal proceedings against another person.
In civil proceedings, the plaintiff is the plaintiff. In criminal proceedings, the complainant is the State. Demurrer: When a defendant says that the facts presented by a plaintiff, even if true, are not sufficient to establish or prove the defendant`s legal liability. Appearance: Go to court. Or a legal document stating that you will participate in the trial. Memorandum of Issue: A legal document filed in a civil case indicating that the case is ready to be brought before the courts. (See Memo to set.) Legal parent: A person legally recognized as the parent of a child. Bankruptcy: The legal way for a business or person to get help if they can`t pay the money they owe. In bankruptcy court, they can get rid of their debts by paying some of what they owe. At these hearings, there are special bankruptcy judges.
Arrest: The lawful capture of a person accused of a crime. Long-arm jurisdiction: A legal provision that allows 1 state to claim personal jurisdiction over a person living in another state. There must be a significant connection between the person and the state or district claiming jurisdiction so that the authority of a court or authority can extend beyond its normal jurisdictional limit. a legal decision so important that judges must follow in subsequent cases the established methods of handling cases in the courts Supervised visits: visit between a parent and a child that takes place in the presence of another particular adult. The court may order a supervised visit in cases of domestic violence, child abuse or threat to remove the child from the state. Click here for more information on supervised visits. subrogation: to replace 1 person with another person in a legal claim. Waiver of Rights Form: A form signed by a defendant and the judge that records the legal rights, if any, that are revoked (or waived) by the defendant.