Deviation
When the Court orders a child support or spousal maintenance amount different than what is on the Child Support Worksheet…
CALL US (602) 649-1325
D
Date of Service
This is the date a Petition is actually served on the Responding party. The date of service is significant in…
Due process
This is a constitutional right to have a fair court proceeding—or, in other words, to have one’s day in Court….
Drahos calculation
This is a formula used to calculate a community lien on a property. The calculation is C + [(C/B) x…
Domicile
A domicile is different than and more than merely residing somewhere. A person is domiciled in the jurisdiction where they…
Domestic violence
For an action to be considered domestic violence, it must (1) be an act that meets the standard for the…
Docket
The Court’s chronological record of filings and calendar of hearings in a case. Dockets are publicly available online (although the…
Divorce without minor children
A divorce in which the parties do not have any minor children in common. If the parties have a minor…
Divorce with minor children
A divorce in which the parties have minor children in common. The children can be the parties’ biological or adopted…
Division of property
A general term referring to how the parties’ debts and assets will be allocated in a divorce decree.
Division (courts)
A division of the court refers to an individual judge’s courtroom and calendar.
Dissolution
This is the Court’s word for a divorce. It means the marriage is dissolved or terminated and each party is…
