Creditor - A person to whom or business to which the debtor owes money or that claims to be owed money by the debtor.⏎
Clerk of court - The court officer who oversees administrative functions, especially managing the flow of cases through the court. The clerk's office is often called a court's central nervous system.⏎
Contract - An agreement between two or more people that creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing.⏎
Ex parte - A proceeding brought before a court by one party only, without notice to or challenge by the other side.⏎
Evidence - Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case in favor of one side or the other.⏎