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Process Server

This is someone certified by the superior court to provide paperwork of a court proceeding to a person who is…

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Proceeds for Lost Wages

Proceeds for lost wages in a lawsuit will be considered to be community property if the wages would have been…

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Proceeds for Bodily Injury

Proceeds in a lawsuit for bodily injury are considered to be the sole and separate property of the spouse who…

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Probative Value

The value a fact or evidence has to proving one’s case. Black’s Law Dictionary defines probative value as, “The degree…

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Presiding Judge

Each county’s superior court has a judge who is in charge of the court.

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Present-Cash-Value Method

The court determines the community interest in the pension, figures the present cash value of that interest, and awards half…

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Preliminary Injunction

This is a court order that goes into effect, by law, whenever a Petition for Dissolution (Divorce) is filed or…

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Psychological Evaluation

This is an evaluation, usually Court-ordered, where a psychologists runs through a series of tests with a parent to determine…

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Psychiatric Evaluation

This is a physical examination to determine if there are any physical problems that might present a mental health diagnosis….

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Presumption of Paternity

There are four presumption of paternity: Married to the mother within 10 months of birth (under case law, a woman…

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