Probation officer - Officers of the probation office of a court. Probation officer duties include conducting presentence investigations, preparing presentence reports on convicted defendants, and supervising released defendants.⏎
Motion - A request by a litigant to a judge for a decision on an issue relating to the case.⏎
Pro tem - Temporary.⏎
Petition preparer - A business not authorized to practice law that prepares bankruptcy petitions.⏎
Reaffirmation agreement - An agreement by a debtor to continue paying a dischargeable debt after the bankruptcy, usually for the purpose of keeping collateral or mortgaged property that would otherwise be subject to repossession.⏎