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Rehabilitative Alimony
Rehabilitative alimony refers to alimony that is given to a spouse so that the spouse may “rehabilitate” herself or himself in the sense of acquiring greater earning power or training in order to become self-supporting.
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.
Supervised visitation
A form of visitation in which an adult supervisor must be present when the child is visiting with the non-custodial parent.
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".
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.
Reasonable visitation
A form of visitation in which the parents work out a schedule of visitation for the non-custodial parent.
Annulment
The legal dissolution of a marriage. In an annulment, the marriage is treated as though it never existed.
Mediation
A non-adversarial process in which a neutral third party acts to encourage and help disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement. May not be a good option when domestic violence is present.
No-Fault Divorce
Many states now permit "no-fault" divorces. No fault" divorce describes any divorce where the spouse suing for divorce does not have to prove that the other spouse did something wrong. All states allow divorces regardless of who is at "fault."
Abandonment
When a parent leaves a child without enough care, supervision, support, or parental contact for an excessive period of time.
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