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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Attorney’s Guide to the Partition of Railroad Retirement Annuities

FEBRUARY 1999 Bureau of Law TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 101 Purpose of Guide6 106 Summary of Board Requirements for Partition Order6 102 The Railroad Retirement Act6 107 Division of Railroad Retirement Disability Annuities6 103 Funding of Railroad ...
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Avoiding a Building Moratorium in Florida: City of Palm Beach Gardens and Developers Cooperated

This was an easy column to write. Why? It's about a true story, with an interesting cast of characters, a happy ending, and it all took place right here in northern Palm Beach County. The story begins a few months ago when the John D. and Catherine ...
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Basic Estate Planning Documents for Texas Residents

There are cetain basic estate planning documents that every Texas resident should have. They are as follows: WILL A person dying intestate (without a Will) in Texas can leave countless problems for those he leaves behind. The following is an outline ...
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Books On Divorce For Children

by Beth Goff, Beacon Press, Boston, 1969. The story of what happens to a little girl when her parents get divorced. It shows that she gets frightened and confused, but learns to understand and be happy again. This story may help a child understand ...
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BVI Continues to Dominate International Company Formations

The annual international company incorporation survey for 1997 conducted by the Offshore Investment magazine shows that the British Virgin Islands continued to dominate the world offshore company formation market during the year. With almost 300,000 ...
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California’s New Employee Registry Program Expanded To Meet Federal Welfare Reform Requirements, Effective July 1, 1998

New reporting guidelines affecting all California employers become effective July 1, 1998. Under these guidelines, all employers are required to report new employees to the New Employee Registry (NER) program of the Employment Development Department ...
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California Spousal Abuse Charges Cost More Than You Know

Article provided by Hinkle, Jachimowicz, Pointer & Emanuel. Please visit our Web site at http://www.hjpmlaw.com/. If you are facing domestic violence charges, it is important to take them seriously and understand the severity of the charges against ...
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Changing the Terms of the Divorce

Sitting in a New Jersey family law courtroom, one regularly hears judges and lawyers use the word "Lepis". They say things like "Lepis says....", and "Lepis mandates that..." and "Pursuant to Lepis..." etc. We sometimes hear people make comments ...
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Child Custody in Texas

In Texas, the court (or the parties by agreement) will (1) appoint one spouse as the Sole Managing Conservator of the child/children (the party having custody), and the other party as the Possessory Conservator of the child/children (the party ...
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Child Custody Jurisdiction

How to Decide Which Court Decides Introduction The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA) are legislative responses to the child custody jurisdiction problem. The Hague Convention on the ...
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