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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Family Law Articles
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Partition of Railroad Retirement Annuities by Court Decree
Information on this form is provided to assist individuals in partitioning Railroad Retirement Act annuities in connection with certain court related property settlements. 1. Annuities under the Railroad Retirement Act are composed of independently ...
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Pennsylvania Child Support Update
When an individual files a complaint for child and/or spousal support, the court applies the parties' net monthly incomes to the statewide support guidelines. Support is considered a priority obligation over other expenses of an obligor. In addition ...
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Pension Plan Ordered to Restore Full Benefits to Participant at Alternate Payee’s Death: Another Lesson in QDROs
A recent ruling involving a QDRO serves as a reminder of the important difference between the "shared payment" and "separate interest" methods of dividing retirement benefits. In Walter Rich v. Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension Plan, 1999 Daily ...
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Pensions: Corporate Powerhouses in Crisis
Buried in Ontario Finance Minister Greg Sorbara's first economic statement after the election of the new Liberal Government in late 2003 was a $500 million "contingency" for pension deficits, almost 10 per cent of the province's estimated $5.6 ...
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Personal Injury Q & A
Personal injury is the area of law designed to protect you in the event of damage to your physical well-being or your property as a result of someone's carelessness. No. This area of the law reaches far beyond car accidents. It can be the basis ...
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Possible Charitable Program Goals
The following is a listing of possible program areas of service for the foundation. Within each specific area - there will be a variety of ways to help - 1. Children 2. Families 3. Education 4. Hunger 5. Housing 6. Disabled Persons 7. The Elderly 8 ...
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Post-Divorce Relocation Of Children Becomes Hot Topic In Connecticut Family Law
After two long years in a bitter divorce and custody fight, John and Mary Doe have finally put their disagreements behind them. During the course of the litigation, virtually every issue was contested and ultimately litigated, including alimony ...
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Pre-Separation Planning: The Crucial Time
Couples, who contemplate separation, whether married or unmarried, face a number of difficult decisions. The steps they take in preparing for a separation are often crucial in protecting not only their own legal and financial rights, but also that ...
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Procedures For An Uncontested Divorce (Dissolution of Marriage) in Pima County, Arizona
No one should attempt to obtain a divorce without having a lawyer handle the case, unless he or she first consults a lawyer to learn his or her rights and see whether there may be legal pitfalls in his or her particular situation. These ...
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Professional Malpractice Overview
Clients cannot be comparatively negligent in relying upon the attorney's erroneous advice: "A client cannot be found to be comparatively negligent for relying on an attorney's erroneous legal advice or for failing to correct errors of the attorney ...
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