Commonly Used
Abbreviations


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BF
BIC
BIL
BM
BRB
BTDT
BTW
CASA
CO
COC
CP
CPS
CS
CSE
DCS
DCW
DD
DS
DH
DW
ED
EOM
FERPA
FIL
FOC
FOR
FOS
FWIW
(g)
GAL
GFG
GP
HOH
IMHO
LFH
LMAO
LOL
MIL
MSA
MSOL
NCP
NM
NT
OM
OSD/OSS
OSE
OT
OW
PAS
PBFH
PF
PFV
QDRO
RO
ROG
ROTFLMAO
SAHM
SC
SD
SD
SF
SIL
SKIDS
SM
SO
SS
STBX
TRO
UIFSA
UCCJA
WTG
X

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Biological Father
Best Interests of the Child
Brother In Law
Biological Mother
Be Right Back (used in chat)
Been There, Done That
By The Way
Court Appointed Special Advocate
Court Order
Change Of Custody
Custodial Parent
Child Protective Services
Child Support
Child Support Enforcement
Dept. of Child Support
Dept. of Child Welfare
Darling Daughter
Dear Son
Divorced Husband or Darling Husband
Divorced Wife or Dear Wife
Egg Donor (an uninvolved mother)
End Of Message
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
Father In Law
Friend Of The Court
Father Of Record
Full Of Sh*t
For What It's Worth
(grin)
Guardian Ad Litem
Gift From God (refers to a child OR a 'stuck-up' ex)
Grand Parents
Head Of Household
In My Humble Opinion
Lawyer From Hell
Laughing My Ass Off
Laughing Out Loud
Mother In Law
Marital Settlement Agreement
Marital Standard Of Living
Non Custodial Parent
No Message
No Text (same as NM)
Other Man
Oldest Step Daughter/Oldest Step Son
Office of Support Enforcement
Off Topic
Other Woman
Parental Alienation Syndrome
Psycho Bitch/Bastard From Hell
Paternity Fraud
Paternity Fraud Victim
Qualified Domestic Relations Order
Restraining Order
short for 'Interrogatories'
Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
Stay At Home Mom
Step Child or Children
Step Daughter
Sperm Donor (an uninvolved father)
Step Father
Sister In Law
Step Kids
Step Mother
Significant Other
Step Son
Soon To Be Ex
Temporary Restraining Order
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act
Way to Go!
Ex-spouse