Alimony - payments made to support a current or former spouse. Alternative Dispute Resolution - ways for parties to a divorce case to resolve their disagreements without a trial. This is usually accomplished through mediation or arbitration. Annulment - an order which nullifies the marriage, or declares that no marriage ever existed. Answer - a document used to respond to a complaint.
Answers usually admit or deny specific allegations or claims in the document being answered.
Appeal - a procedure to ask the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court to review the ruling of the lower court. Appearance - lawyer files a Notice of Appearance whereby the party voluntary submits to the power of the court. Arbitration - submitting a disputed matter for decision to a neutral third person. The decision of the arbitrator is usually binding and final. Complaint - the first document filed in a case setting for the facts upon which the Plaintiff's claim is based.