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Supervised visitation
A form of visitation in which an adult supervisor must be present when the child is visiting with the non-custodial parent.
Child Support
An amount of money under a court or administrative order that is due and owed by the non-custodial parent for the support of the parent's child(ren).
Age of Majority
Attained upon one's eighteenth birthday. However, a child support order will remain in effect beyond attainment of eighteen as long as the child continuously attends an accredited high school on a full time basis, the child is determined to be mentally or physically disabled by the court, or both parents have agreed to continue support after the age of 18 and it is incorporated in a divorce decree.
Absolute divorce
A divorce in which the marriage is completely dissolved and both parties become single.
Mediation
A non-adversarial process in which a neutral third party acts to encourage and help disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement. May not be a good option when domestic violence is present.
Reasonable visitation
A form of visitation in which the parents work out a schedule of visitation for the non-custodial parent.
Custodial parent
The parent who has physical custody of the children.
Joint custody
A form of child custody that grants both parents joint legal custody, joint physical custody, or both joint legal custody and joint physical custody.
Reimbursement Alimony
Reimbursement alimony, as the name implies, is designed to reimburse one spouse for expenses occurred by the other.
Contested Divorce
A divorce where the parties are unable or unwilling to come to a mutual agreement.
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