Absolute divorce: the final ending of a marriage wherein both parties are legally returned to the rights of single person, including right to remarry-cannot remarry until this is granted. Ab Initio: Latin for "from the beginning". Affidavit: a written statement made …
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Alimony In Arkansas
Arkansas Courts award three types of alimony:Temporary. Awarded until the divorce is final and assets divided.Rehabilitative. Awarded until the receiving party gets through school or back into the workforce.Permanent. Usually awarded until the paying party retires from the workforce. When alimony …
What is In Loco Parentis?
"In Loco Parentis" is Latin for " in the place of a parent". The Arkansas Supreme Court has defined in loco parentis as "in place of a parent; instead of a parent; charged factitiously with a parent's rights, duties and responsibilities." Standridge v. Standridge, 304 …