A change of circumstances refers to the showing required by a party seeking to modify a prior child support, spousal support, or custody order. Generally, the change in circumstances must be substantial in nature and due to facts that were unknown or unanticipated when the prior order was issued.
Under the law, a child usually refers to an individual who is a minor, who is below legal age or the age of majority. The age of majority being 18 in most states. Being below the age of majority means that the child will have fewer rights but also less responsibilities than those who have attained the age of majority.
Child custody issues arise most commonly in cases of divorce.
Child support refers to the sum that the noncustodial parent must pay to the custodian.
A civil case is a private, non-criminal lawsuit, usually involving private property rights, including respecting rights stated under the Constitution or under federal or state law.
A civil union is a marriage-like relationship, created primarily as a means to provide recognition in law for same-sex couples. In other words, civil union is a legal relationship between two people that provides legal protection to the couple at the state level. If a couple is in a civil union they get inheritance rights, employment benefits, property, parental rights, etc.
Civil union partners are partners who are in a marriage-like legal relationship. If a couple is in a civil union they receive inheritance rights, employment benefits, property, parental rights, etc.
Cohabitation is used primarily to denote the arrangement between two individuals who live together, either as spouses or unmarried partners.
Some common uses of the term “cohabitation” in a legal sense include:
Collaborative divorce refers to a method of divorce based on collaborative law where the spouses negotiate a divorce agreement alongside different professionals in a cooperative manner.
Commingling refers broadly to the mixing of funds belonging to one party with funds belonging to another party. It most often describes a fiduciary’s improper mixing of their personal funds with funds belonging to a client.
