a decision does not necessarily turn into an order. They are two separate limbs to an admin. or divorce decree.

Better not pluralis/ze 'auto', so conflating un auto as a court direction or order with 'autos' as the proceedings or record of such.

Providencia: 'court order, court decision'. In some countries (such as Colombia), there is a superordinate term meaning 'court order' and there are two types of providencias: 'autos' and 'sentencias'. ... In most other countries, however, *'resolución' is the superordinate term meaning 'court order' or 'court decision' (?), and a 'providencia' is a mere procedural order** i.e. the lowest on the scale of court orders, the other two types being 'autos' and 'sentencias', West

*UK: determination; adjudication
**UK: judicial direction