Unconscionable
A standard by which a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement may be invalidated. An agreement is unconscionable if it is so…
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Unvested Stock Options
Stocks that one spouse has been promised but does not yet have full ownership over, according to the vesting schedule…
Unsworn Declarations under Penalty of Perjury
Where rules require a verification, a party may instead sign a document that the information in the document is true…
Unilateral Transmutation
When one spouse gifts their sole and separate property to the marital community. See also Transmutation and Bilateral Transmutation.
Unilateral
In a joint legal decision-making or coequal custody situation, one parent acts unilaterally when they make decisions without an agreement…
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)
A series of laws that determine which state has jurisdiction over child or spousal support proceedings.
Uniform Interrogatories
This is a set of pre-written questions that one party can send the other party to answer under oath. The…
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)
A series of laws that determines which state has jurisdiction over a child custody proceeding. Every state but Massachusetts has…
Unreimbursed Medical Expenses
Medical expenses incurred for the child that are not covered by insurance. Whenever the Court issues a child support order,…
