Family Law

This is FindLaw’s collection of Family Law articles, part of the Corporate Counsel Center Law Library. Collectively, these laws deal with matters of significant impact on family relationships, particularly adoption, divorce, custody, and abuse. While some family law matters may be handled without counsel, processes such as divorce and child custody often require the skill and expertise of a skilled attorney. Family law also involves the prevention of physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

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Laws Change Regarding Child and Medical Support Withholding

Due to the increasing number of children in families of divorced couples and single parents, many children in the United States are not receiving sufficient financial support and are going without medical insurance. Both the state and federal ...
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Lawyer Referral Services

Lawyers and judges receive many inquiries from persons who wish to adopt a child. This pamphlet has been prepared to help you understand the adoption laws and procedures and to find a child for adoption in a safe way. Adoption laws and procedures ...
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Legal Deadline Looms for Web Sites Collecting Data From Children

As of April 21, 2000, operators of web sites that collect personal information from children under the age of 13 must comply with stringent new regulations from the Federal Trade Commission implementing the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection ...
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Legal Foundations for the Future

You've planned, budgeted, saved. You're insured, and you may be out of debt. But what would become of all this diligence if you suddenly became unable to continue to manage your affairs personally due to physical and/or mental infirmity? In an ...
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Legal Issues for the Family Members of a Head-Injured Patient

HEAD INJURY has a devastating impact on the families of injured children. During a family's adaptation to a child's head injury, there are several legal concerns the family should be aware of because they affect the family situation. Major concerns ...
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Legal Issues of Independent Adoption

If you are interested in adopting a child, what should you know about adoption laws? In particular, what should you know about the laws affecting independent adoptions, given the extraordinary media attention that contested adoption cases have ...
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Legal Protections for Internationally Adopted Children in the United States

To complete an international adoption and bring a child to the United States, U.S. citizen prospective adoptive parent(s) must fulfill the requirements set by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the U.S. Department of ...
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Life Care Centers

Many clients have recently conferred with me as to the possible sale of their residences and entry into a life care center. This article shall deal with the various considerations that should be made prior to entering into a particular life care ...
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Losing Control Through Joint Ownership of Property

Reprinted with permission of Khabar Magazine Here are two all too common scenarios: The first situation can be referred to as, "Double Trouble." The couple has exposed their most valuable asset to the liabilities of both partners, including the high ...
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Malpractice Cause of Wrongful Birth

An Oklahoma federal district court recently found substandard medical care by a doctor and nurse caused the wrongful birth of a severely mentally retarded boy. In , the Court found that a physician and a nurse were both negligent in their prenatal ...
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