Plaintiff or defendant (petitioner or respondent) to a lawsuit, also known as an appellant or appellee in an appeal, and their lawyers.
Federal Law
means a nation which is a party to the Treaty 16 USC 973
means Canada, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United States, and any other nation that may accede to the Convention 16 USC 5002
means any party to the proceeding before the Board that resulted in the final Board decision which is the subject of a motion under this subpart 38 CFR 20.1401
means the affected party or CMS, as appropriate 42 CFR 498.2, 42 CFR 423.1002
means the United States or Australia;

(p) Person 19 CFR 10.722
means the United States or Colombia;

(q) Person 19 CFR 10.3002
means the United States or Panama;

(q) Person 19 CFR 10.2002
means the United States or Peru;

(p) Person 19 CFR 10.902
means the United States or the Kingdom of Bahrain;

(o) Person 19 CFR 10.802
means the United States or the Kingdom of Morocco;

(o) Person 19 CFR 10.762
means the United States or the Republic of Chile;

(r) Person 19 CFR 10.402
means the United States or the Republic of Singapore;

(m) Person 19 CFR 10.502
means the United States or the Sultanate of Oman;

(m) Person 19 CFR 10.862
means :

(1) The United States; and

(2) Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua, for such time as the CAFTA-DR is in force between the United States and that country;

(p) Person 19 CFR 10.582
whenever used in this part , includes any natural person, corporation, association, firm, partnership, trustee, receiver, agency, public or private organization, government agency, or unit thereof representing said agency 46 CFR 502.41
State Law
Arizona
includes an individual who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding Arizona Laws 10-850, Arizona Laws 10-3850
means a person who, by the terms of an account and subject to a request, has a present right other than as a beneficiary or agent to payment from the account Arizona Laws 14-6201
means any plaintiff or defendant in any civil action, in any superior or justice court of this state Arizona Laws 12-2401
means each person or agency named or admitted as a party or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party Arizona Laws 41-1001
California
means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election California Elections Code 338
means any interested party, respondent public utility, or commission staff in a hearing or proceeding California Public Utilities Code 1802
Connecticut
means a political party having the largest or second largest number of enrolled members in this state according to the most recent enrollment records on file in the office of the secretary Connecticut General Statutes 9-463
means an individual, a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, partnership or association of two or more persons having a joint or common interest or any other legal or commercial entity asserting or defending against a foreign-money claim Connecticut General Statutes 50a-51
means each person (A) whose legal rights, duties or privileges are required by statute to be determined by an agency proceeding and who is named or admitted as a party, (B) who is required by law to be a party in an agency proceeding, or (C) who is granted status as a party under subsection (a) of &sect Connecticut General Statutes 4-166
Delaware
means a party in a termination of parental rights proceeding under this chapter Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1101
means each person or agency named or admitted in an agency proceeding as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party to an agency proceeding Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 10102
means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the Court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 39A-101
Florida
means a person who signs a collaborative law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a collaborative matter Florida Statutes 61.56
means the parent or parents of the child, the petitioner, the department, the guardian ad litem or the representative of the guardian ad litem program when the program has been appointed, and the child Florida Statutes 39.01
The insurer or policyholder participating in the program Florida Regulations 69J-8.002
Hawaii
means a person that signs a collaborative law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a collaborative matter Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
means a person who, by the terms of the account, has a present right, subject to request, to payment from a multiple-party account Hawaii Revised Statutes 560:6-101
means an authorized agency; a child who is subject to a proceeding under this chapter; the child’s parents and guardian ad litem; any other person who is alleged in the petition or who is subsequently found at any child protective proceeding to be encouraging, causing, or contributing to the acts or conditions that brought the child within the scope of this chapter; and may include any other person, including the child’s current foster parent or current resource family, if the court finds that such person’s participation is in the best interest of the child; provided that the court may limit a party’s right to participate in any child protective proceeding if the court deems such limitation of such party’s participation to be consistent with the best interests of the child and such party is not a family member who is required to be summoned pursuant to § 587A-13, except as otherwise provided in this chapter Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4
means an individual who signs an arbitration agreement and whose rights will be determined by an award Hawaii Revised Statutes 658J-2
means any political party that satisfies the requirements of section 11-61 Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
means each person named as party or properly entitled to be a party in any court or agency proceeding Hawaii Revised Statutes 342B-1
means each person or agency named as a party or properly entitled to be a party in any court or agency proceeding Hawaii Revised Statutes 342L-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1
means each person or agency named as party or properly entitled to be a party in any court or agency proceeding Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes 342F-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes 342H-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes 342J-2
means each person or agency named or admitted as a party or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party in any court or agency proceeding Hawaii Revised Statutes 356D-91
means each person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party, including but not limited to the custodial parent and the responsible parent Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
means the department or the young adult who is subject to a proceeding brought under this part and may include any other person whose participation the court finds is in the best interest of the young adult Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-392
means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding Hawaii Revised Statutes 551G-2
Idaho
means a person who, by the terms of the account, has a present right, subject to request, to payment from a multiple-party account Idaho Code 15-6-101
means a social gathering especially for pleasure or amusement and includes, but is not limited to, such social events as weddings, birthdays, and special holiday celebrations to include, but not be limited to, New Year’s celebrations, Super Bowl Sunday, St Idaho Code 23-902
means each person or agency named or admitted as a party or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party Idaho Code 67-5201
Illinois
means any person admitted as a party to a Commission proceeding or seeking and entitled as a matter of right to admission as a party to a Commission proceeding Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/18c-1104
Indiana
includes an individual who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding Indiana Code 23-17-16-6, Indiana Code 23-1-37-6, Indiana Code 27-1-7.5-6, Indiana Code 28-13-13-6
includes :

Indiana Code 20-23-4-6
means a person who, by the terms of the account, has a present right, subject to request, to payment from a multiple party account Indiana Code 32-17-11-7
means a recipient of a notice or document required as part of an insurance transaction Indiana Code 27-1-43-2
means an individual who is:

Indiana Code 35-43-9-1
refers to any of the following:

Indiana Code 32-25-8.5-7, Indiana Code 32-25.5-5-6
Iowa
includes a person who seeks to grant or accept an option to buy, sell, or rent an interest in real estate Iowa Code 543B.5
means a petitioner, a respondent, or a person who intervenes in a proceeding instituted under this chapter Iowa Code 252A.2, Iowa Code 252A.2
means a putative father or a mother, as named in an action Iowa Code 252F.1
means a recipient of a notice or document required as part of an insurance transaction, including but not limited to an applicant, an insured, a policyholder, or an annuity contract holder Iowa Code 505B.1
means any of the following:
 1 Iowa Code 668.2
means each person or agency named or admitted as a party or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party Iowa Code 17A.2
means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding Iowa Code 633.701
Kansas
means a political party having a state and national organization and of which the officer or candidate whose position has become vacant was a member Kansas Statutes 25-3901
means any affected utility customer who intervened at the public hearing of the board held pursuant to Kan Kansas Statutes 13-1228b
means any person, firm, corporation, association, municipality, taxpayer, municipal organization, mercantile, agricultural or manufacturing organization or system, public utility or common carrier interested in any matter pending before the state corporation commission or in proceedings for review of an order or decision of the commission Kansas Statutes 66-118a
Kentucky
means :
(a) The named person whose legal rights, duties, privileges, or immunities are being adjudicated in the administrative hearing Kentucky Statutes 13B.010
Louisiana
means any recipient of any notice or document required as part of an insurance transaction, including but not limited to an applicant, an insured, a policyholder, or an annuity contract holder Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2461
means each person named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:337.92
means each person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:951
Maine
means a party to an action that is the subject of the legal proceeding for which court reporting services are provided or sought to be provided Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771
means a person who, by the terms of an account, has a present right, subject to request, to payment from the account other than as a beneficiary or agent Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 6-201
means a political organization which has qualified to participate in a primary or general election under chapter 5 Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
means a public agency or the following federally recognized Indian tribes or their political subdivisions:
A Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2202
means an individual who was, is or is threatened to be made a defendant or respondent in a proceeding Maine Revised Statutes Title 13-C Sec. 851
means an interested person within the meaning of section 1?201, subsection 26, including the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 5-602
Michigan
means a child’s mother or a child’s alleged or legally established father under this act Michigan Laws 722.1492
means a party to an instrument Michigan Laws 440.3103
means a person or agency named, admitted, or properly seeking and entitled of right to be admitted, as a party in a contested case Michigan Laws 24.205
means a person that signs a collaborative law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a collaborative matter Michigan Laws 691.1332
means a person who, alone or in conjunction with another, by the terms of the account or as a surviving beneficiary of a trust account, has a present right of withdrawal in a multiple-party account Michigan Laws 490.51
means the person or entity commencing a civil action Michigan Laws 600.1985
Missouri
any person admitted as a party to a division proceeding or seeking and entitled as a matter of right to admission to a division proceeding Missouri Laws 390.020
Montana
means a recipient of a notice or document required as part of an insurance transaction and includes an applicant, insured, policyholder, certificate holder, or annuity contract holder Montana Code 33-15-601
means an individual who signs an arbitration agreement and whose rights will be determined by an award Montana Code 40-16-102
means any one of the following, and “parties” means all of the following:

(a)the defendant;

(b)a victim of the crime; or

(c)the county attorney or other prosecuting attorney Montana Code 46-1-501
means party to an instrument Montana Code 30-3-102
New Hampshire
means any political organization or number of persons which can nominate candidates in any manner prescribed by law and has done so for the current election New Hampshire Revised Statutes 664:2
New Jersey
means a party to an instrument New Jersey Statutes 12A:3-103
North Carolina
Any person granted legal or physical custodial rights to a child in a child custody action North Carolina General Statutes 50-90
Any person or agency named or admitted as a party or properly seeking as of right to be admitted as a party and includes the agency as appropriate North Carolina General Statutes 150B-2
as used in this Article shall include any person, firm, corporation or association North Carolina General Statutes 113-401
Ohio
means a party to an arbitration or conciliation agreement Ohio Code 2712.01
means a party to an instrument Ohio Code 1303.01
means the respondent, applicant, guardian, or other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding Ohio Code 2112.01
Oregon
includes an individual who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding Oregon Statutes 63.001
means a party to an instrument Oregon Statutes 73.0103
Rhode Island
means any individual whose net worth is less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) at the time the adversary adjudication was initiated; and, any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or private organization doing business and located in the state, which is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field, and which employs one hundred (100) or fewer persons at the time the adversary adjudication was initiated Rhode Island General Laws 42-92-2
means each person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party Rhode Island General Laws 42-35-1
means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding Rhode Island General Laws 33-15.2-102
South Carolina
means a recipient of a notice or document required as part of an insurance transaction, including, but not limited to, an applicant, an insured, a policyholder, or an annuity contract holder South Carolina Code 38-55-710
means each person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party South Carolina Code 1-23-505
Tennessee
includes an individual who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding Tennessee Code 48-243-101
means any person or persons seeking to obtain or divest an interest in real estate or a business opportunity as a buyer, seller, landlord, tenant, option grantee or option grantor Tennessee Code 62-13-102
means each person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party Tennessee Code 4-5-102
Utah
includes a person identified as a trustee of an account for another whether or not a beneficiary is named Utah Code 75-6-101
includes an individual who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding Utah Code 16-6a-901
means an individual and any other entity legally capable of entering into a binding contract Utah Code 70C-1-302
means an individual, a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, partnership or association of two or more persons having a joint or common interest or any other legal or commercial entity asserting or defending against a foreign-money claim Utah Code 78B-5-402
means the agency or other person commencing an adjudicative proceeding, all respondents, all persons permitted by the presiding officer to intervene in the proceeding, and all persons authorized by statute or agency rule to participate as parties in an adjudicative proceeding Utah Code 63G-4-103
Vermont
includes an individual who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding
means a person that participates in a mediation and whose agreement is necessary to resolve the dispute
means each person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party
means :

Virginia
means a person that engages in a transaction or makes an agreement under this chapter Virginia Code 59.1-501.2
means a person who signs a collaborative law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a collaborative matter Virginia Code 20-168
means a person who, by the terms of the account, has a present right, subject to request, to payment from a multiple-party account, including a fiduciary account Virginia Code 6.2-604
means an individual who was, is, or is threatened to be made a defendant or respondent in a proceeding Virginia Code 13.1-696
West Virginia
includes a natural person or an individual, an organization, partnership or corporation West Virginia Code 46B-1-5
means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
Wisconsin
includes a guardian, conservator, personal representative or assignee, including an attaching creditor, of a party Wisconsin Statutes 705.01