Family Law Glossary
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Click on the first letter of the word from the list above to go to the appropriate section of the glossary.
Necessaries: Basic items needed to maintain a standard of living.
Neglect: Failure to provide support, medical care, education, moral example, discipline and other necessaries.
No-Fault Divorce: A type of divorce that may be granted even though either spouse has not performed any kind of marital misconduct.
Non-Custodial Parent: The parent who does not have physical custody of the child, and who typically is paying child support to the child.
Non-Marital Property: Property considered by the courts to belong to one spouse or another and that which is not available for equitable distribution.
Nullity: A decree indicating that a marriage is null and void.