Family law

Family law

Law that deals with family-related issues such as spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction.

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Defined contribution plan

Legal services; Family law

Retirement savings accounts based on employee and often matching employer contributions directly to individual accounts established and maintained for each plan participant. Examples are a profit ...

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

ICWA is a federal law regulating placement proceedings involving Indian children. If your child is a member of a tribe or eligible for membership in a tribe, your family has the right to protection ...

Counterclaim

Legal services; Family law

Defendant's requests for relief made when he or she files an answer to the complaint.

Common law marriage

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In some states, a marriage created by a couple holding themselves out to the public as married and living together as if they were married. Many states do not recognise common law marriage as a legal ...

Domestic abuse

Legal services; Family law

Violence or abuse is a pattern of behaviour used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or actual use of violence. Abuse of ...

Competent

Legal services; Family law

A competent person is mentally able to understand and file a court document and understand court proceedings.

Prejudice

Legal services; Family law

A legal term which means to injure or damage someone's rights by some legal action. (For example, the term can be used like this: The plaintiff is not prejudiced by the court's decision to allow the ...