Annualize
An accounting term which means to convert a figure into an annual rate, or yearly average. Both the Child Support…
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Affidavit Regarding Minor Children
This is a document that must be filed with a Divorce with Children or a Petition to Establish. The Affidavit…
Adjusted basis
For tax purposes, an adjusted basis, includes the price of acquisition plus adjustments for the cost associated with the sale…
Authentication Certificate
A document that assures the receiving jurisdiction that the official documents received from another jurisdiction are legitimate. This can occur…
Attestation
A requirement imposed by certain countries that official documents be certified by public officials before they will be recognized in…
Apostille
An apostille authenticates official documents, i.e., it is a document, signed by a government official, to verify to other governments…
Actual Income
For spousal maintenance purposes, “income from any source before any deductions or withholdings” ASMG § III(A)(1)(b). It is meant to…
Alienation of Affections
A common-law tort (i.e., a lawsuit that was historically permitted) if a wife cheated on her husband, he could sue…
Avowal
A statement made by an attorney during a trial. Parties can also choose to proceed by avowal, meaning that their…
Automatic Stay
When a bankruptcy is filed, certain proceedings involving the debtor (the person filing bankruptcy) are automatically stayed. This includes a…
Attributed income
Income that “is not actually earned or received but is an assigned income based on a court finding that the…
Attorney standard
When people represent themselves in Court, they are held to an attorney standard, i.e., they are expected to know the…
