Indiana Code > Title 31 > Article 12 – Family Law: Domestic Relations Courts


Chapter 1	Domestic Relations Courts; Provision of Counseling Services
Chapter 1.5	Other Domestic Relations Courts
Chapter 2	Establishment of Domestic Relations Counseling Bureau in Certain Counties; Provision of Counseling Services
Chapter 3	Family Relations Division of Court
Chapter 4	Domestic Relations Counseling Bureau Fee

Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
minority: means a member of a minority group (as defined in Indiana Code 4-35-11-3
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Probate: Proving a will
Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.