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  • Adoptions: Intermediaries And Materially Assisting Persons

    Adoptions: Intermediaries and Materially Assisting PersonsAn intermediary is generally a person who helps people wishing to adopt by locating parents who wish to make an adoption plan for their child. Some states prohibit the use of intermediaries, whether paid or unpaid. Other states do no…

  • Intermediaries

    A provision of the Interstate Commerce Act which states that in those cases where a combination of rates among intermediary points along the route would result in a freight charge lower than the through rate, a shipper may use the lower aggregated rate. This rule applies to rail and water carriers, …

  • Surrogate Mother

    Parent and Child SurrogacyIntroduction to Surrogate MotherSurrogate motherhood has become one of the most difficult problems in modern family law. The term surrogate mother was first used in connection with in vitro fertilization (see Infertility) in the late 1970s. The newest use …

  • Insurance Law

    See Also Maritime Insurance, Historical Health Law Contents List of Insurance Law e-Journals Medical Insurance Law Insurance Law Contents Insurance Regulations Health Law Regulations Health Insurance Legislation Maritime Insurance, Historical Contents of […]

  • International Adoption

    International AdoptionA significant number of people seek to adopt children from other countries, a process known as international adoption. People seek to adopt abroad for many reasons. Many people want to adopt an infant or a very young child. Some also hope to adopt children who share th…

  • Banking

    Banking Definition Banking may be defined as transactions carried on by any individual or firm engaged in providing financial services to consumers, businesses, or government enterprises. In the broadest sense, a bank is a financial intermediary that performs one or more of the following […]

  • Banking

    Banking Definition Banking may be defined as transactions carried on by any individual or firm engaged in providing financial services to consumers, businesses, or government enterprises. In the broadest sense, a bank is a financial intermediary that performs one or more of the following […]

  • Adoption

    Adoption, procedure by which people legally assume the role of parents for a person who is not their biological child. Adopted children become full members of their adopted family and have the same legal status as biological children. Although the majority of people who adopt are married […]

  • Adoption

    Adoption, procedure by which people legally assume the role of parents for a person who is not their biological child. Adopted children become full members of their adopted family and have the same legal status as biological children. Although the majority of people who adopt are married […]

  • Entertainment Law

    Contents of Entertainment Law Contents of this subject matter include: Introduction to the Entertainment Industry- topic overview, current issues, major players, economics of the industry, the lawyers role, common terms, intermediaries: agents and managers Entertainment Rights- rights in […]

  • Entertainment Law

    Contents of Entertainment Law Contents of this subject matter include: Introduction to the Entertainment Industry- topic overview, current issues, major players, economics of the industry, the lawyers role, common terms, intermediaries: agents and managers Entertainment Rights- rights in […]

  • Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities

    Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities in us Courts in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): As discussed in in this legal Encyclopedia, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases in tandem in 2010 concerning […]

  • Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities

    Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities in us Courts in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): As discussed in in this legal Encyclopedia, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases in tandem in 2010 concerning […]

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  • Money Laundering in Iran

    Designating Iran as a Jurisdiction of Primary Money Laundering Concern in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): 2. Use of government agencies and state-owned or controlled financial institutions to […]