判pàn/ 裁判 cáipàn to make a judgment (by a court of law) 監護權 jiānhù quán guardianship (of a child) 民法 Mínfǎ Civil Code 條文 tiáowén article (a single rule or regulation of a legal document or agreement) 條 tiáo measure word for article/clause (of legal document, treaty, contract etc) 歸 guī belong to 經濟能力 jīngjì nénglì financial ability 批評對方的不是 pīpíng duìfāng de búshì criticize the other person’s mistakes/fault 參考 cānkǎo to consider 涉及 shèjí to be involved; to touch upon/to relate to (a topic); to be implicated 跨國 kuàguó transnational 個案 gè’àn an individual case 審酌 shěn zhuó to check and review; to consider
爭取 zhēngqǔ to fight for; to strive for; to win over 互動 hùdòng interaction 依附關係 yīfù guānxì bonding, a child’s attachment to the person who takes care of him/her (usually the biological mother) 支援系統 zhīyuán xìtǒng support (or child maintenance) system 娘家 niángjiā married woman’s parents’ home 傾向於 qǐngxiàng yú tend to; inclined to 不見得 bú jiàndé not likely 時空背景 shíkōng bèijǐng the time and the background (of a situation) 先前 xiānqián former; previous 保住 bǎozhù to keep (a child) 案件 ànjiàn cases 當事人 dāngshìrén persons involved or implicated
社工 shègōng social worker 訪視 fǎng shì (onsite/home..etc) to visit 詢問 xúnwèn to ask; to inquire 富商 fùshāng rich merchant 搶 qiǎng to take by force; to snatch; to fight over 空姐 kōngjiě air hostess; stewardess 憲法法庭 xiànfǎ fǎtíng Constitutional Court 聽取 tīngqǔ to hear (opinion, recommendations)
前陣子 qián zhènzi a while ago 學界 xuéjiè academia 實務界 shíwù jiè circle of legal practitioner 法院體系 fǎyuàn tǐxì court system 議題 yìtí topic (of discussion) 見解 jiànjiě opinion; view 住處 zhùchù residence 審理 shěnlǐ (judges) deal with (the cases); the trial 程序監理人 chéngxù jiānlǐ rén guardian ad litem, a court-appointed representative that watches after someone during a case 評估 pínggū evaluation
傳喚 chuánhuàn to summon (to court) 到庭陳述 dào tíng chénshù to appear and to make a statement in court 左右 zuǒyòu to influence; to control 開庭 kāitíng begin a court session; to hold (a) court 裁決 cáijué to make a ruling (by a judge) 步驟 bùzòu step