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Custodial parent
The parent who has physical custody of the children.
Lump-Sum Alimony
Lump-sum alimony or alimony in gross refers to alimony that is a fixed payment that generally will be made regardless of circumstances that would be a basis for termination of other types of alimony.
Abandonment
When a parent leaves a child without enough care, supervision, support, or parental contact for an excessive period of time.
Legal Separation
A court order arranging the terms (custody, support, etc.) under which a married couple will live separately. This addresses the same issues as divorce, but does not completely dissolve the marriage.
Alimony
A payment made by one spouse to another pending divorce or separation.
Orders of Notice
Notice ordered by the court requiring the party who filed for divorce to ensure that the other party is served by a sheriff with copies of the "Petition for Divorce".
Annulment
The legal dissolution of a marriage. In an annulment, the marriage is treated as though it never existed.
Contested Divorce
A divorce where the parties are unable or unwilling to come to a mutual agreement.
Paternity
The determination of who the father of a child is in order to arrange child custody and child support in the event of a divorce.
Age of Majority
Attained upon one's eighteenth birthday. However, a child support order will remain in effect beyond attainment of eighteen as long as the child continuously attends an accredited high school on a full time basis, the child is determined to be mentally or physically disabled by the court, or both parents have agreed to continue support after the age of 18 and it is incorporated in a divorce decree.
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