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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Do You Have A Will?

A will is a written direction controlling the disposition of property at death. The laws of each state set the formal requirements for a legal will. In Florida: No will becomes final until the death of the testator, and it may be changed or added ...
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Documentary Evidence Needed to Establish a Citizenship Claim

Please submit the following checked item(s) to the Consular Section, American Citizens Services Section of the U.S. Embassy/Consulate ________________________ or the appropriate geographic division of the Office of American Citizens Services and ...
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Domestic Courts and Growing NGO Investment in “International Law”: At What Cost and Consequence to Democracy?

Increasingly, United States courts are recognizing various treaties, as well as declarations, proclamations, conventions, resolutions, programmes, protocols, and similar forms of inter- or multi-national "legislation" as evidence of a body of ...
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Domestic Violence Charges in New Jersey May Require Twice the Court Time

Article provided by Bramnick, Rodriguez, Mitterhoff, Grabas & Woodruff. Please visit our Web site at www.jonbramnick.com. In 1991, in response to a growing number of domestic violence cases the New Jersey legislative enacted The Prevention of ...
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Easing the Strain on the Children of Divorcing Parents

Ohio has experienced an increase in case filings involving the rights, duties and obligations of divorcing parents and their children. Divorce is a fact of modern society that greatly influences our nation's children. In fact, forecasters are ...
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Emergency Patients: Obligation to Treat and Effective Consent

The focus of this article is twofold. First, we will examine and discuss the legal obligation to treat patients who present themselves for treatment via emergency rooms. Secondly, we will examine the issue of legally valid consent to medical ...
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Estate Planning Glossary

The following terms frequently appear in discussions of estate planning, as well as estate planning documents. These definitions should help you understand discussions of this topic. However, as with any word, a particular term may carry different ...
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Everything You Should Know (But Probably Don’t) About Negotiating the Division of Retirement Benefits

-- 8.6-- 8.6Beware of the default provisions of the Plan(s) when negotiating benefits. The default provisions of a plan determine what your client will receive if your order is silent on an issue or if the order selects a division date or benefit ...
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Fact Sheet: Child Support and Alimony

Federal law authorizes the pay of active, reserve, and retired members of the military and the pay of civilian employees of the Federal government to be garnished (or attached) for the payment of child and/or spousal support. The law is found at 42 ...
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Fact Sheet: Child Support Enforcement

The goal of the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) Program, which was established in 1975 under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, is to ensure that children are financially supported by both their parents. Welfare reform legislation that President ...
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