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Definition Award - a decision made by a court to compensate a person for something.
Application in Divorce In a divorce, marital property, spousal support, child support, child custody, legal fees are all said to be "awarded." Each is awarded by the court in the form of a court order. A final divorce decree or judgment is the document that contains these orders. If these orders are not upheld by the divorcing parties, they are in violation of court orders, thus the parties face the legal repercussions.
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