{"id":358126,"date":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/dictionary\/legal-glossary\/divorce-and-family-law.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","slug":"divorce-and-family-law","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/legal-glossary\/divorce-and-family-law.html","title":{"rendered":"Divorce and Family Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<html> <body>  <p>Trying to decipher an acronym? Attempting to understand legal jargon? The Divorce and Family Law glossary gives you access to definitions for&nbsp; the Divorce and Family Law legal terminology commonly used in documents&nbsp; and court proceedings,&nbsp;&nbsp; This Divorce and Family Law glossary will help you understand the legal&nbsp; terms and phrases which are relevant to separation, guardianship, and other Divorce and Family Law areas of law.<\/p>  <p>FindLaw is your starting place for help understanding the law. Start here to find resources to learn how to find an attorney, legal aid services and legal self help. Click here to find more <a title=\"Family Law Center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/family.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Divorce and Family Law legal information<\/a>.<\/p>  <\/body> <\/html><div>\n    \n        <div\n            id=\"fl-content-list-container\"\n            class=\"fl-flex fl-flex-column fl-content-list-container\"\n        >\n            \n            <ul class=\"fl-list fl-content-list fl-no-margin\" data-testid=\"fl-content-list\">\n                                    <li class=\"fl-content-list-item\" data-testid=\"fl-content-list-item\">\n                        <a title=\"Accrual\" href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/accrual.html\" class=\"fl-content-list-item-link fl-text-bold\">\n                            Accrual\n                        <\/a>\n                        <div class=\"fl-content-list-item-description\">What is &#8216;Accrual&#8217;? 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Learn more about legal terms and the law at FindLaw.com<\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"fl-content-list-item\" data-testid=\"fl-content-list-item\">\n                        <a title=\"Obligee\" href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/obligee.html\" class=\"fl-content-list-item-link fl-text-bold\">\n                            Obligee\n                        <\/a>\n                        <div class=\"fl-content-list-item-description\">What is &#8216;Obligee&#8217;? Learn more about legal terms and the law at FindLaw.com<\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"fl-content-list-item\" data-testid=\"fl-content-list-item\">\n                        <a title=\"Obligor\" href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/obligor.html\" class=\"fl-content-list-item-link fl-text-bold\">\n                            Obligor\n                        <\/a>\n                        <div class=\"fl-content-list-item-description\">What is &#8216;Obligor&#8217;? 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