Filing a Petition definition
Filing a Petition means the submission of an adoption petition to the clerk of the court having jurisdiction and the clerk's acceptance and endorsement of the petition in the county where the petitioner resides.
Examples of Filing a Petition in a sentence
Filing a Petition in bankruptcy by or against LESSEE; provided, however, that if a Petition is filed against LESSEE by a third party, then LESSEE shall have thirty (30) days within which to obtain a dismissal of such Petition.