Family Law

the body of law that defines relationships, rights and duties in the formation, existence, and dissolution of marriage and other family units

judge -made law in absence of statutory or other controlling law

a written set of factual questions sent by one party to another before the trial begins

an inclination or tendency to think and to act in a certain way. a danger of prejudgment

divided loyalty that actually or potentially places a person at a disadvantage even though he or she is owed undivided loyalty

the court's answer to a legal issue in an opinion

any law that a court could rely on in reaching its conclusion

any non law that a court could rely on in reaching its conclusion

a book written by a private individual that provides an overview, summary, or commentary on a legal topic

a set of notes or commentaries on something. the most widely used annotations are those printed in American Law Reports