Difference between revisions of "Understanding the Legal System for Family Law Matters"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Drew Jackson (talk | contribs) |
Drew Jackson (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
There are three key components to the legal system: the law, the courts, and the people involved in the court process. In a legal dispute, the parties present their competing claims to the court, and the judge who hears the case applies the law to the facts and makes a decision which resolves the dispute. | There are three key components to the legal system: the law, the courts, and the people involved in the court process. In a legal dispute, the parties present their competing claims to the court, and the judge who hears the case applies the law to the facts and makes a decision which resolves the dispute. | ||
These pages provide a brief introduction and an overview of the basic elements of the legal system. The pages that follow discuss our legal system in much further detail and provide useful sample documents and court forms that you can use to help draft your own materials. | These pages provide a <span class="no glossary">brief</span> introduction and an overview of the basic elements of the legal system. The pages that follow discuss our legal system in much further detail and provide useful sample documents and court forms that you can use to help draft your own materials. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||