Glossary of Family Law Terms

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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.