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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.

Synonyms - Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act
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A legal term meaning canceled or rescinded.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

Synonyms - avowal
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.

Synonyms - parent/child contact, parenting time, access
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.

Synonyms - Order of Assignment