Latin for "while litigation is going on."
(pen DEN tee LYE teh) During the progress of a lawsuit; contingent on the outcome of the suit.
temporary arrangements for custody, child support, child visitation, alimony, us and possession of the family home, etc., until a final hearing.
During the continuance of a suit at law or in equity.
Latin: during litigation. For example, if the validity of a will is challenged, a court might appoint an administrator pendente lite with limited powers to do such things as may be necessary to preserve the assets of the deceased until a hearing can be convened on the validity of the will. Another example is an injunction pendente lite, to last only during the litigation and, again, designed simply to preserve something until the decisive court order is issued.
From the Latin: "During the suit"; orders made during the actual progress of the lawsuit prior to final disposition.
Latin for pending the suit. A suit which is actually in progress and the outcome is pending.
Latin for "while the action is pending." This phrase is used to describe matters that are contingent upon the outcome of a lawsuit. For example, money may be deposited by the defendant with the court pendente lite in order to compensate the plaintiff if the defendant loses the case. If the defendant wins, she gets her money back.
Pendente lite is a Latin term meaning "while the law case is pending" which is used for court orders or legal agreements entered into while a matter (such as a divorce) is pending. In divorce a pendente lite order is often used to provide for the support of a lower-income spouse while the legal process moves ahead.