A state where nearly all property acquired during the marriage is considered to belong equally to both parties. The act of deliberately violating a court order. Nonpayment of support when a spouse has the means to pay such support frequently gives rise to contempt adjudications in divorce cases. The act of being questioned by the attorney representing the person on whose behalf the witness is not testifying. Decision The judge's reasoning for why he or she directed something to be done or not done.
Decisions usually accompany orders.
Findings of fact and conclusions of law are the same as a decision. The person who defends the lawsuit. Deposition Answering questions under oath. In matrimonial matters, a deposition will usually center around a party's finances and will be conducted in a lawyer's office or in the courthouse but a judge will not be present. In some jurisdictions, the grounds for divorce may also be the subject of the deposition.