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What is an affidavit?

Posted on November 15, 2020 at 1:15 AM Comments comments (0)

Many times throughout the course of a lawsuit one comes across the term "affidavit", either through one's lawyer or the Court.  However, at times if one was not previously asked to draw up an affidavit, one would not know what is meant by such a term. 


An affidavit is a sworn statement in written form.  It is one's testimony with the exception that instead of giving it orally in Court, it is written down.  However, that does not diminish its strength....

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Child Maintenance

Posted on November 1, 2020 at 1:35 AM Comments comments (3)

Child maintenance is the sum of money periodically given either on a monthly basis or a four week basis to the resident parent by the non-resident parent.  Resident parent means the parent having the child residing with him/her and non-resident parent means the parent who has access or visitation rights to the child only. 


Child maintenance is not money given to the resident parent for her/himself but child maintenance is given to the resident parent to be used fo...

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Is joint care and custody really joint?

Posted on October 11, 2020 at 4:05 AM Comments comments (1)

Care and custody refers to the decision-making powers of the parents - that is, rather than referring to the physical custody of the children, care and custody is an abstract concept dealing with decisions parents make for their children's upbringing. 


Most often than not, care and custody is joint.  This means that both parents have an equal say on the the upbringing and decisions pertaining to their children.  This concept, is in itself a fair concept,...

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