Category: Child

  • Birth Control

    Birth Control as an U.S. State Statute Topic This term is one of the topics in some U.S. State Statutes. Other topics of the World Encyclopedia of Law which are topics of some State Statures are: Licensed Public Accountants (State statute topic) Guardians Ad Litem (State statute topic) […]

  • Birth Control

    Birth Control as an U.S. State Statute Topic This term is one of the topics in some U.S. State Statutes. Other topics of the World Encyclopedia of Law which are topics of some State Statures are: Licensed Public Accountants (State statute topic) Guardians Ad Litem (State statute topic) […]

  • 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…

  • Artificial Insemination

    Description of Artificial Insemination In this reference work, artificial insemination is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also In Vitro Fertilization; Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer; Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer Child Custody Children Out of Wedlock Parent Child Family law

  • Artificial Insemination

    Description of Artificial Insemination In this reference work, artificial insemination is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also In Vitro Fertilization; Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer; Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer Child Custody Children Out of Wedlock Parent Child Family law

  • Child Pornography

    Hello "Research and policy on the criminal aspects of pornography has in most recent years focused almost all of its attention on child pornography, especially as a result of the important role played therein by the internet as the medium that has greatly eased the distribution of such […]

  • 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 […]

  • Assisted Conception

    Description of Assisted Conception In this reference work, assisted conception is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Artificial Insemination In Vitro Fertilization Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer Child Custod Children Out of […]

  • Child Support

    Child Support Definition Child Support, financial contribution paid by a noncustodial or absentee parent to a custodial parent toward the expenses of raising his or her children. (1) History "Society has long had an interest in establishing a childÂ’s paternity, an interest […]

  • Encyclopedia of Adoption

    The Encyclopedia of Adoption The Encyclopedia of Adoption Foreword Adoption is a constantly evolving institution that changes to fit the perceived needs of children who need families, whether they are healthy newborns, children in foster care, children from other countries, or children of all ages with special needs. In addition to the “triad” members of…

  • International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family

    International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Bibliographic Details Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA Copyright: 2002 (2nd edition (November 27, 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 0028656725 ISBN-13: 978-0028656724 Pages: 2000 Table of Contents Abortion Abstinence Academic Achievement Acculturation Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Adolescent Parenthood Adoption Adulthood Affection Afghanistan African-American Families Alzheimer’s Disease American Indian Families Anabaptists (Amish, Mennonite)…

  • Social Isolation

    Child Abuse Cause Social Isolation and Low Community InvolvementParents and caretakers who abuse children tend to be socially isolated. Few violent parents belong to any community organizations, and most have little contact with friends or relatives. This lack of social involvement deprives…

  • Social Stress

    Child Abuse Cause Social StressStress brought on by a variety of social conditions raises the risk of child abuse within a family. These conditions include unemployment, illness, poor housing conditions, a larger-than-average family size, the presence of a new baby or a disabled person in t…

  • Searching For Biological Parents

    Searching for Biological ParentsThe attitude of most adoptive parents to their children's desire to search for their birth parents has changed as well. In the past, adoptive parents often viewed their child's desire to search for his or her biological parents as a rejection of thems…