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Disposition - 1. Determination of a charge; termination of any legal action;2. A sentence of a juvenile offender.

Stipulation - Agreement by the attorneys or parties on opposite sides of a case regarding any matter in the trial proceedings.

Parties - Persons, corporations, or associations, who have commenced a law suit or who are defendants.(Kelly Gordon Rogers - Kelly Gordon Rogers Collin County)

Probate - The legal process of establishing the validity of a will and settling an estate.

Lay advocate - a paralegal who specializes in representing persons in administrative hearings Kelly Rogers

Court supreme - "Court of last resort." Highest court in the state and final appellate court.

Kelly Gordon Rogers : Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 - the most comprehensive piece of bankruptcy legislation since the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978. It was signed into law on October 22, 1994 with most provisions effective immediately. Included in the 1994 Act are the following provisions to expedite bankruptcy proceedings, provisions to standardize fees, provisions to encourage individual debtors to use Chapter 13 to reschedule their debts rather than use Chapter 7 to liquidate, provisions to aid creditors in recovering claims against bankrupt estates, and creation of a National Bankruptcy Commission to investigate further changes in bankruptcy law; etc.

Complaint - the initiatory document in a lawsuit that notifies the court and the defendant of the grounds claimed by the Plaintiff for an award of money or other relief against the defendant.

Kelly Gordon Rogers: Fee examiner - appointed by the court to monitor fees paid to professionals in bankruptcy cases.

Dismissal without prejudice - The losing party is permitted to sue again with the same cause of action.

Priority claims - administrative expenses and salaries, wages, employee benefits, customer deposits and taxes which occurred pre-petition. Kelly Rogers

Peremptory challenge - Procedure which parties in an action may use to reject prospective jurors without giving reason. Each side is allowed a limited number of such challenges.