Family Law Glossary

noun a legal arrangement where two or more individuals share ownership of a property or asset

• The siblings entered into a legal agreement for joint ownership of the family business.
• My friend and I are going in on joint ownership of a vacation home together.
• Me and my buddy are going halfsies on joint ownership of a car.
• Their partnership was like joint ownership of a ship, navigating through the challenges together.

noun a person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between

• The mediator helped facilitate communication between the two parties during the negotiation.
• The mediator did a great job helping them work things out.
• The mediator was like the middleman in the whole situation.
• The mediator acted as a bridge between the conflicting parties.

noun a person who provides care and support to individuals with disabilities or special needs, typically in a home setting

• The Zambrano carer program allows undocumented immigrants to stay in the country to care for their sick or elderly relatives.
• My friend's mom is a Zambrano carer, so she can't leave the country to visit her family back home.
• I heard that Zambrano carers get some benefits from the government to help with their expenses.
• Being a Zambrano carer means taking on a huge responsibility and sacrificing a lot for your loved ones.

noun a person who shares ownership of a property with one or more other individuals

• The coproprietor of the property had to sign off on all major decisions.
• My sister is a coproprietor of the family business.
• The coproprietors of the apartment complex are throwing a party tonight.
• As coproprietors of the project, they had equal say in how it was managed.

verb to claim or seize without justification; to arrogate something

• The king sought to adrogate more power for himself by bypassing the council.
• I heard that the new manager is trying to adrogate control over all the projects.
• Don't be such a control freak and try to adrogate everything!
• The company's aggressive marketing tactics seemed to adrogate all the attention in the industry.