A legal petition is a formal request to the court asking for an order or a ruling on a particular matter involving a participant or the organization.
Legal actions support the creation and tracking of legal petitions. The user selects the category of legal action, i.e., "Petition", and the type of legal petition, for example, "Petition to Transfer" or "Petition to Waive to Adult Court".
Additional information recorded includes the petition number, court location, judge name, petitioner, respondent, creation date, date filed, narrative, and outcome.
The petitioner is the participant who requests action by the court. For example, the petitioner may be a person in custody or a person acting on behalf of the organization. The respondent is the subject of the petition who can respond to the charges or actions requested of the court. Note that the organization can play the role of petitioner or respondent depending on the circumstances of the legal petition. There may also be other participants involved or mentioned as part of the petition. These other participants can be added to the petition as appropriate.
Legal action petitions can be created, modified, or closed. Additionally, other legal actions can be associated with a legal petition. For more information, see Legal Action Associations.