Child Support Formula

Posted on June 15th, 2018
Factors considered by the Friend of the Court and the Prosecuting Attorney when making a recommendation, and by the Family Division when making a determination for an appropriate amount of child support. Both parents’ incomes are considered under the formula.…

Child Support

Posted on June 15th, 2018
Payment of money for a child in a divorce, paternity, or family support act proceeding. Support includes health care, and may include educational and child care expenses.…

Child Born Out-of-Wedlock

Posted on June 15th, 2018
A child born to a woman who was not married from the conception to the date of birth, or a child which the court has determined to have been born or conceived during a marriage, but is not the husband’s child.…

Child Abuse/Neglect

Posted on June 15th, 2018
Mistreatment of a minor by an adult legally responsible for the minor.…

Chief Judge

Posted on June 15th, 2018
In courts with two or more judges, one judge is selected as chief judge. The chief judge is the director of the administration of the court.…

Change of Venue

Posted on June 15th, 2018
Transfer or removal of a case to a court of another geographical location and jurisdiction, either because it should have been there in the first place, or for the convenience of the parties or witnesses, or because a fair trial cannot be had in the original court location.…

Certified Copy

Posted on June 15th, 2018
A copy of an order signed and certified as an exact true copy by the officer of the court having possession of the original order.…

Cash Bond

Posted on June 15th, 2018
A payment of a specific amount of money to guarantee future support payments will be made.…

Caseload

Posted on June 15th, 2018
The number of cases in a specific catagory (i.e. open, closed, assigned to a judge, etc.).…

Burden of Proof

Posted on June 15th, 2018
The duty to establish facts in a dispute. In civil matters, this burden may be a “preponderance of the evidence” or “clear and convincing evidence”.…