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Spousal Maintenance

These are payments made from one spouse to another when one spouse cannot financially meet their reasonable needs on their…

Supervised Visitation

This is where someone else must be present whenever a parent has parenting time. The supervisor is usually someone appointed…

Substitution of Counsel

A notice filed to the Court that the client is switching attorneys. Both the departing attorney and the newly hired…

Subpoena Duces Tecum

This is a subpoena where the recipient is instructed to hand over certain documents.

Subpoena

This is a discovery tool where a party can demand a person to appear as a witness or hand over…

Summons

A Court document notifying someone that a case has been filed against them and directing them to respond.

Stay

An order pausing either a legal proceeding or ordering that a person refrain from taking certain actions. Stays are generally…

Statute of Repose

Statute of Limitation

A deadline that begins to run after injury occurs and is discovered. The purpose of a statute of limitation is…

Statutory Agent

A person or business designated to receive service on behalf of a business.