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Term Definition
Summation
- the closing argument, the final address given to the court by an attorney after the parties have rested and presented their respective cases.
Application in Divorce
Unlike the
opening statement
, summation advances legal and factual arguments showing the weaknesses in the other party’s case.
The attorney for the
petitioner
normally speaks last.
See
Trial
.
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