Divorce Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V WOBJECTION
the verbal response of a lawyer during a trial or deposition that seeks to have the judge decide whether a question or answer was inappropriate.
OBLIGEE
the person to whom money or property is owed by a judgment.
OBLIGOR
the person who owes money or property as the result of a judgment.
OPENING STATEMENT
a lawyer's opening remarks in the beginning of a trial. They are addressed to the judge.
ORDER
a court's specific ruling on an issue.
ORDER OF PROTECTION
an order entered by the court to prevent one spouse from doing something.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
a court order requiring a party to a civil action to appear in court on a specific date and time and explain why the court should not take a particular action in the case.
