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A public building housing courts of law.
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The public building where most American counties have their county offices.
Examples of courthouse in a Sentence
The old courthouse was a massive structure dominating the town square.
It has a United States custom-house and courthouse.
Did you see the group fulminate outside of the courthouse?
I could go down to the courthouse myself and learn all those answers.
It has grown organically over the centuries; avoid the 1970s block and stay in the beautifully refurbished 1650 courthouse.
People People Norman Foster and Nicholas Grimshaw are competing to design a new courthouse in Denver, USA.
This is the twenty-ninth time the town has been bombed, so almost every building in Omagh has been rebuilt, including the courthouse.
The town, which was taken by the Roundheads during the Civil War, has the oldest courthouse in existence in Britain.
McGough took the suit to the federal courthouse to file, but refused to pay the filing fee.
It was also the local courthouse with executions taking place there.
The entrance to this lane was situated roughly where the gate to the new courthouse is now.
To do this you must either meet with a registrar or sign a form at the county courthouse.
We view the site of an underground prison, monastic foundations, a Jacobean Hall, a 16th gatehouse and an 18th century courthouse.
Located in the heart of La Paz, the building was formerly the town's courthouse.
While completing a divorce without the help of a lawyer can be complicated, it can be accomplished by visiting the state or county courthouse where the couple resides and obtaining instructions on how to file for divorce.
The best way to get the paperwork you need is to visit your county courthouse; this way, you can make sure about your state's mandates for legal separation and acquire the correct paperwork.
It was designed by Max Orlopp and Casper Kusener, who were also responsible for the Little Rock Courthouse.
Your county courthouse or local zoning board should be able to provide additional information on these requirements.
If you are simply going to another state, just check the local county courthouse's website for information on what you need to bring in order to obtain the license.
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren arranged a hush-hush ceremony in 2008 when they married at the Beverly Hills courthouse, with no family or friends in attendance.
Marriage Licenses-Licenses are typically around $50 and can be obtained at the Clark County Courthouse.
One of the great pulls of beachside vows is how far it strays from traditional church or courthouse weddings.
While some girls are no frills, many do dream of a romantic ceremony and reception a courthouse wedding just cannot provide.
Additionally, couples who visit the courthouse to get their license need to bring photo identification and either a cash or check to pay the fee.
Likewise, the courthouse is open nearly 24 hours on the weekend, allowing excited couples to indulge that spur of the moment passion.
Even though Jessica Alba once emphatically commented that she would not be getting married while pregnant, Alba's publicist confirmed the couple married at a Beverly Hills courthouse on Monday, May 20.
As the un-married couple returned to Los Angeles, they apparently decided to make their wedding legal by exchanging vows at an L.A. courthouse.
The two wed in a small courthouse ceremony in Paris surrounded by only their closest friends and family members.
Snitches are saying that although Usher has filed papers with an Atlanta courthouse, Tameka has yet to be officially served with them.
Bristol Palin was reportedly seen leaving the Alaskan courthouse while Levi decided not to show up for the hearing.
With a paralegal degree, you can work in a lawyer's office, courthouse, government office, insurance company, or corporation.
They may marry on the beach, in small chapels, at the courthouse, in a family member's backyard - there are many options available for brides who don't want a formal marriage ceremony.
Maybe you were married in the county courthouse and didn't get the elaborate wedding day of your dreams.
Casual themes like beach or outdoor nuptials favor informal style gowns, while those tying the knot at the courthouse may opt for a short but dressy gown that can be worn for other special occasions.
Anyone can appeal the courthouse and request a copy of the document.
County Courthouse Museum offers an extensive collection of western and military firearms.
Or, if a trip to the old hometown courthouse is not possible, there are genealogy researchers throughout the world to help you.
It's a simple matter to go to the courthouse to get copies of marriage, death and birth certificates to prove your lineage for a few generations back.
When you find the document does exist, then you can go to the county courthouse and search for the original.
Determine before you go if the courthouse or city hall ever burned.
If you know the county in which the divorce took place, you may simply go to the courthouse or the official state repository to obtain an official copy of the records.
If you live near the county where your ancestors spent some of their lives, you may be able to access these records at your local library, newspaper office, or courthouse.
You can identify outstanding loans and liens by searching the title records of the property at the county courthouse.
Oftentimes these auctions are held outside of the courthouse in the county where the property is located.
When this occurs, the homes will usually be sold in an auction at the courthouse door, or in a prescribed bidding process.
You can also find listings by calling the county courthouse to learn the schedule.
A second wedding ceremony at a courthouse in Detroit, Michigan, made the nuptials legal.
What saved Santa was the United States Postal Service delivery of thousands of letters to Santa at the courthouse, proving proof of his identity.
I don't have to be at the courthouse for hours.
Then he added, "It may be part of that parcel of land they're squabbling about over at the courthouse."