Glossary of Family Law Terms

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Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO): A court ruling stating that a portion of one spouse's pension is awarded to the other spouse as part of the equitable distribution of the marital assets.

Quit Claim: To release legal claim. It is a document relinquishing claim, as in a quit claim to the dead to the marital house.

 

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