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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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Serial monogamy
Legal services; Family law
A marriage to one spouse at a time is called as serial monogamy.
Nikah mutah
Legal services; Family law
A fixed term marriage in Shia Islam, is termed as Nikah Mutah.
Common-law marriage
Legal services; Family law
A form of interpersonal status that is legally recognised in some jurisdictions as a marriage even though no legally recognised marriage contract is entered into or the marriage registered in a civil ...
Caregiver
Legal services; Family law
Un paid relatives or friends of a disabled individual who help that individual with his/ her activities of daily living.
Foster care
Legal services; Family law
It is a term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in an institution, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver.
Sandwich generation
Legal services; Family law
Adults who act as carers for both their children and their parents are frequently called as sandwich generation.
Nikah-nama
Legal services; Family law
An integral part of islamic marriage, and is signed and read aloud at the marriage ceremony.
