Divorce Terms - F

FAMILY COURT - The court which hold jurisdiction over divorce, child support and other similar issues. 

FATHER'S RIGHTS - Legal concepts and principles which promote the thought that custody decisions should not discriminate against the father. 
 
FAULT - BASED DIVORCE - The category of divorce that is granted if one member of the marriage is at fault for some kind of marital misconduct. 
 
FILE - To deliver a document to the clerk of the court personally so that said document can be incorporated in the official records of a case. 
 
FINAL JUDGMENT - The judgment of a matter as the result of a judge’s decision. Because of potential appeal, it is not final until a certain period of time has passed. 
 
FOREIGN ORDER - An order by the court that is issued by another county, state or nation that is outside the jurisdiction in which the custodial parent permanently resides. 
 
FOUNDATION - The actual evidence that must be presented in prior to asking certain questions or using documentary evidence on trial.
 
 

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