Glossary: C

Cause of Action

A legal claim.

Claim

An assertion of a legal right.

Common Law Marriage

Texas is one of the few states that recognize common law marriage and there are specific conditions that must be met to have the marriage considered valid including referring to one another as a spouse, living together, and filing federal income tax as a married couple.

Community Property

Property acquired by one or both spouses during marriage other than by gift or inheritance.

Complaint

A written statement that includes the issues and claims in a lawsuit.

Conservator

Most often used in child custody and visitation arrangements, a conservator is someone appointed by the court to have certain rights and responsibilities related to the care and decision-making for a child.

Continuance

A request made by a motion to change the scheduled date of a court hearing or trial.

Contract

An agreement between two or more people that creates a legal promise to do or not to do a particular thing.

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