Glossaries
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Departamento de Seguridad Económica | La agencia en Arizona responsable de supervisar los programas de IV-D y asistencia pública y coordinar sus actividades. |
| Department of Economic Security | The agency in Arizona responsible for overseeing the IV-D and public assistance programs and to coordinate their activities. |
| Department of Health and Human Services | Federal agency which includes the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE). |
| Dependencia | Una relación en la que uno depende de otro para recibir apoyo total o parcial. |
| Dependency | A relationship in which one depends on another for support in whole or in part. |
| Dependency | A relationship in which one depends on another for support in whole or in part. |
| Deponent | Someone who gives a deposition. |
| Deportación | Aquellos que se les ordena ser enviados de vuelta al país donde son ciudadanos. |
| Deportation | For those that are put in deportation proceedings. If the judge orders someone to be deported from the United States, they will be sent back to the country where they are a citizen and will not be able to return legally to the United States for at least ten years. |
| Deportation | The formal removal of a person from the United States when they have been found to have violated immigration laws. |
| Deposit | Money paid on a civil traffic case to act the same as a bond in a criminal case. Money paid up front to be applied to the civil sanction should the defendant fail to appear. |
| Depositario de bienes embargados | La persona cuyos salarios están siendo embargados. |
| Deposition | A deposition is the testimony of a witness or party to a suit, given before trial, under oath, and recorded, just as if it were given in court. |
| Deposition | Testimony taken orally or in writing outside of a courtroom by question and answer under oath. It may be read in court and may be admitted by the judge as evidence. |
| Depósito | Dinero pagado en un proceso de tráfico civil para actuar como un bono en un caso criminal. El dinero pagado por adelantado se aplicará a la sanción civil si el acusado no aparece. |
| Derecho civil | Área de derecho que se ocupa de disputas entre individuos que no involucran crímenes. |
| Derechos y Responsabilidades Parentales | (Solía conocerse como custodia) Cosas que el tribunal debe decidir cuando los padres se divorcian. Se incluyen dónde vivirá el niño y quién se ocupará de él; quién puede tomar decisiones médicas; y quién tiene acceso a la escuela y registros médicos. |
| Desacato | Un incumplimiento o desobediencia deliberada de la orden de la corte. |
| Desalojo | Acción legal que toma tierra, residencia o propiedad del residente temporal y vuelve a estar en posesión del propietario o arrendador. |
| Desestimación | Un acuerdo para terminar todo o parte de una demanda. |