Across
- 2. / Officer of court, who accepts pleadings, motions, judgments, etc., issues process, and keeps records of court proceedings.
- 3. Se / Litigant who is representing himself (not represented by counsel).
- 5. / A paper is filed when it is delivered to the Clerk of Court, to be entered and docketed in the court's file.
- 7. / A legal proceeding to free a child from his or her parents so that the child can be adopted by others without the parents' written consent.
- 8. / A youth under 18 as established by the laws of the State of Delaware.
- 11. / The process of rendering a judicial decision as to whether the facts alleged in a petition or other pleading are true.
- 13. / A trial or other proceeding before a judicial officer.
- 15. / The power of a particular Court to hear and dispose of cases involving certain categories of persons or allegations.
- 18. Officer / The individual who presides at a judicial proceeding.
Down
- 1. / Appointed to a 12 year term.
- 2. / Appointed to a 4 year term
- 4. / The seat occupied by a judicial officer.
- 6. / The direction of a court or judge, usually reduced to writing.
- 9. / a man and woman cohabiting in a home in which there is a child of either or both
- 10. / The power and duty of taking care of, and/or managing property and rights of a child or an individual who is considered incapable of taking care of his/herself.
- 12. / The right to or responsibility for a child's care and control, carrying with it the duty of providing food, shelter, medical care, education and discipline.
- 14. / A legal proceeding in which an adult takes, as his or her lawful child, a minor who is not the adoptive parent's natural offspring.
- 16. / A judicial hearing to determine issues between parties to an action through the testimony of witnesses and documentation.
- 17. / a trained volunteer appointed by a Family Court Judge to represent the best interests of abused, neglected, or dependent children who are the subject of Court proceedings.