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FAMILY COURT: A court with jurisdiction over child support, divorce and comparable issues. In Pennsylvania, Family Courts are part of the Court of Common Pleas.
FATHER'S RIGHTS: Legal principles and concepts promoting the idea that custody decisions must not discriminate against fathers.
FAULT-BASED DIVORCE: A type of divorce to be granted if one member of the marriage is guilty of some kind of marital misconduct.
FAULT GROUNDS: Marital wrongs that will justify the granting of a divorce. An example would be adultery.
FEE SIMPLE ESTATE: Absolute ownership unencumbered by an other interest or estate; subject only to the limitations of eminent domain, escheat, police power, and taxation.
FILE: To personally deliver a document to a clerk of a court so that the document can be included in the official records of a case.
FINAL JUDGEMENT: Re-litigation of a matter as the result of a judge's decision. It does not become final for purposes of appeal until the expiration of a certain amount of time.
FOREIGN ORDER: A court order issued by another county, state or nation outside of the jurisdiction in which the custodial parent lives.
FORENSICS: A general term sometimes used by a therapist hired to evaluate a family. The therapists will state in court which parent they feel should have custody of the child. This is known as a Custody Evaluation.
FORNICATION: Sexual relations between unmarried persons or between persons who are not married to each other.
FOUNDATION: The evidence that must be presented before asking certain questions or offering documentary evidence on trial.
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