| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Uncontested | A case in which all of the issues are resolved and agreed upon by all individuals; usually the individuals will file a stipulation and proposed order with the court. |
| Unreimbursable TANF | That amount of TANF monies expended for a family that is not recoverable because it exceeds the amount of support an obligor has been ordered by the court to pay. Example: Total TANF monies expended, $3,800 less Total due under child support order $2,000, equals a difference of $1,800. |
| URESA | Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act. All 50 have this law, which is designed to assist people to receive child support from non-custodial parents living in other states. |
| USCIS | United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is an agency of the federal government in charge of processing immigration applications. |
| Vacado | Cancelado o Anulado |
| Vacated | A legal term meaning canceled or rescinded. |
| Validación de Testamento | El proceso legal de establecer la validez de un testamento y asentar un patrimonio. |
| Venue | The county or other geographical place in which a legal action is heard by the court. |
| verbal avowal | a statement of acknowledgment or admission |
| Verdict | Formal decision of a trial jury. |
| Verdict | Formal decision of a trial jury. |
| Veredicto | Decisión formal de un jurado de prueba. |
| Veredicto | Resoluciones de un tribunal sobre qué hechos son ciertos. |
| Veredicto dirigido | Después de que se presentaron las pruebas y no queda nada para que el jurado considere, el juez dicta un veredicto. |
| Visa | Un documento para viajar, que permite que un individuo salga e ingrese a un país específico, durante un cierto período de tiempo. |
| Visa | A travel document that gives permission for an individual to leave and enter a specified country, over a certain amount of time. |
| Visitation | The schedule of time that a child has with each parent. |
| Voir Dire | The questioning of prospective jurors being selected to try a case, regarding their qualifications or any bias or prejudice, which would allow their removal through the use of challenges for cause and/or peremptory challenges. |
| Voluntary Acknowledgment | A process by which parents can establish paternity without bringing a legal action. |
| Wage Assignment | A court order directing an employer or other payor to withhold money (e.g., wages, earnings, interest or trust funds, unemployment insurance benefits, etc.) owed to a support obligor for payment toward a child support obligation. |