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A statement of facts is a legal document that provides factual information without argumentation. It is used in various legal contexts like appeals and vehicle registration. A statement can be prepared by a legal professional or consist of a form to check options. A motion is a formal request to a judge for an order or judgment. Common motions include continuing a trial, modifying an order, temporary child support, dismissal, rehearing, and sanctions. Most motions require a written petition, legal brief, and notice to the other party for a hearing. During a trial, an oral motion may be allowed. A pleading asks a court for relief and presents claims and defenses. It includes complaints and answers with additional authorized responses. A brief is a written legal argument

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A statement of facts is a legal document that provides factual information without argumentation. It is used in various legal contexts like appeals and vehicle registration. A statement can be prepared by a legal professional or consist of a form to check options. A motion is a formal request to a judge for an order or judgment. Common motions include continuing a trial, modifying an order, temporary child support, dismissal, rehearing, and sanctions. Most motions require a written petition, legal brief, and notice to the other party for a hearing. During a trial, an oral motion may be allowed. A pleading asks a court for relief and presents claims and defenses. It includes complaints and answers with additional authorized responses. A brief is a written legal argument

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writing statement of facts is a legal document that sets forward factual information without argument.

These documents are used in a variety of legal settings, ranging from appeals to filing vehicle registration paperwork. Depending on the context, a statement may be prepared by a legal professional, or it may consist of a form with options to check. motion a formal request made to a judge for an order or judgment. Motions are made in court all the time for many purposes: to continue (postpone) a trial to a later date, to get a modification of an order, for temporary child support, for a judgment, for dismissal of the opposing party's case, for a rehearing, for sanctions (payment of the moving party's (person making the motion) costs or attorney's fees), or for dozens of other purposes. Most motions require a written petition, a written brief of legal reasons for granting the motion (often called "points and authorities"), written notice to the attorney for the opposing party and a hearing before a judge. However, during a trial or a hearing, an oral motion may be permitted. Pleading Asking a court to grant relief. The formal presentation of claims and defenses by parties to a lawsuit. The specific papers by which the allegations of parties to a lawsuit are presented in proper form; specifically the complaint of a plaintiff and the answer of a defendant plus any additional responses to those papers that are authorized by law. brief a written legal argument, usually in a format prescribed by the courts, stating the legal reasons for the suit based on statutes, regulations, case precedents, legal texts, and reasoning applied to facts in the particular situation. A brief is submitted to lay out the argument for various petitions and motions before the court (sometimes called "points and authorities"), to counter the arguments of opposing lawyers, and to provide the judge or judges with reasons to rule in favor of the party represented by the brief writer.

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