Category: Family law
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Fifth Amendment
Fifth Amendment in the United States Fifth Amendment in the context of Juvenile and Family Law Definition ofFifth Amendment, published by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges: The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing that a person cannot be compelled to […]
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Common Law
Common Law in the United States Common Law Definition That system of law or form of the science of jurisprudence which has prevailed in England and in the United States of America, in contradistinction to other great systems, such as the Roman or civil law. As distinguished from statute […]
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Common Law
Common Law in the United States Common Law Definition That system of law or form of the science of jurisprudence which has prevailed in England and in the United States of America, in contradistinction to other great systems, such as the Roman or civil law. As distinguished from statute […]
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Habeas Corpus
Habeas Corpus in the United States A court order requiring the state to show cause for a person’s detention. Habeas corpus is a Latin term meaning you have the body. Habeas corpus was originally a procedure in English law designed to prevent governmental misconduct, especially the improper […]
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Competency
Competency in the United States Competency in the context of Juvenile and Family Law Definition ofCompetency published by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges:In the law of evidence, a witness’s ability to observe, recall and recount under oath what happened. Meaning of […]
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Competency
Competency in the United States Competency in the context of Juvenile and Family Law Definition ofCompetency published by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges:In the law of evidence, a witness’s ability to observe, recall and recount under oath what happened. Meaning of […]
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Subpoena
Subpoena in the United States An order that commands a person to appear at a particular time and place to offer testimony. Subpoenas are most likely to be issued by courts and grand juries, but may also come from legislative bodies or independent commissions. A subpoena duces tecum is a […]
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Subpoena
Subpoena in the United States An order that commands a person to appear at a particular time and place to offer testimony. Subpoenas are most likely to be issued by courts and grand juries, but may also come from legislative bodies or independent commissions. A subpoena duces tecum is a […]
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Fourteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment in the United States Fourteenth Amendment (Framing) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT (Framing) The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution consists of a […]
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Fourteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment in the United States Fourteenth Amendment (Framing) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT (Framing) The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution consists of a […]
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Remand
Remand in the United States The sending of a case back to the original trial court after an appeal. The case is remanded when there are matters that require reconsideration under the terms of the appellate court decision. The term remand also applies to a prisoner who is sent back to detention […]
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Stipulation
Stipulation in the United States An agreement between parties to a legal action on some matter related to that action. A stipulation may be to a point of fact or procedure. The parties may stipulate or agree, for example, that the incident on which the suit is based occurred on a particular […]
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Stipulation
Stipulation in the United States An agreement between parties to a legal action on some matter related to that action. A stipulation may be to a point of fact or procedure. The parties may stipulate or agree, for example, that the incident on which the suit is based occurred on a particular […]
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Subpoena Duces Tecum
Subpoena Duces Tecum in United States Plain-English Law Subpoena Duces Tecum as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):A type of subpoena, usually issued at the request of a party to a lawsuit, by which a court orders a witness to produce certain documents at a deposition […]
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Subpoena Duces Tecum
Subpoena Duces Tecum in United States Plain-English Law Subpoena Duces Tecum as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):A type of subpoena, usually issued at the request of a party to a lawsuit, by which a court orders a witness to produce certain documents at a deposition […]