Divorce Definitions

Rehabilitative Alimony Rehabilitative alimony refers to alimony that is given to a spouse so that the spouse may “rehabilitate” herself or himself in the sense of acquiring greater earning power or training in order to become self-supporting. Supervised visitation A form of visitation in which an adult supervisor must be present when the child is visiting with the non-custodial parent. Temporary alimony A type of alimony payment that is made to one spouse pending separation or divorce proceedings. Alimony A payment made by one spouse to another pending divorce or separation. Child Support An amount of money under a court or administrative order that is due and owed by the non-custodial parent for the support of the parent's child(ren). Absolute divorce A divorce in which the marriage is completely dissolved and both parties become single. Reasonable visitation A form of visitation in which the parents work out a schedule of visitation for the non-custodial parent. Contested Divorce A divorce where the parties are unable or unwilling to come to a mutual agreement. Mediation A non-adversarial process in which a neutral third party acts to encourage and help disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement. May not be a good option when domestic violence is present. Annulment The legal dissolution of a marriage. In an annulment, the marriage is treated as though it never existed.

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	Did You Know?
	In divorce actions, mediators often are involved in custody and visitation disputes. In some jurisdictions (particularly large urban areas), courts require mediation of custody and visitation disputes. The mother and father must talk with a court-appointed mediator to try to resolve the problem before putting their case before a judge. The mediator cannot force a resolution, but the parties can be told to try mediation before coming to court to ask a judge to decide the issue.