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) […]
Genetics and the Law Contents of Genetics and the Law Contents of this subject matter include: The Cult of the Gene Genetic Justice Crimes and Genes DNA as Evidence Genetic Discrimination Genetic Privacy Genetic Testing generally Preimplantation testing and prenatal testing Group rights, […]
Contents of Family Law Contents of this subject matter include: Historical background, Constitutional factors and current issues Domestic relationships – marriage and non-marriage, recognition of adult relationships Family Dispute Resolution processes; the collaborative family lawyer […]
A 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…
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
Animal law See Animal law 2 Animal law is a relatively new area of study that examines—and often challenges— how the law treats animals. Animal law was first enacted in England in 1822 with anti-cruelty legislation, which prohibited the most blatant forms of […]
Description of Passive Adoption-registry Statute In this reference work, passive adoption-registry statute is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Family law
Description of Artificial Insemination by Husband In this reference work, artificial insemination by husband is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Child Custody Parent Child Family law
Description of Malicious Abandonment In this reference work, malicious abandonment is a sort of the Property, Family law category. Resources See Also Criminal Desertion Under Desertion Resources See Also Voluntary Abandonment Divorce Property Family law
Description of Private Adoption In this reference work, private adoption is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Agency Adoption Family law
Description of De Facto Stepparent Adoption In this reference work, de facto stepparent adoption is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Second-Parent Adoption Family law
Description of Independent Adoption In this reference work, independent adoption is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Private Adoption Family law
Description of Direct-placement Adoption In this reference work, direct-placement adoption is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Private Adoption Family law
Description of Gray-market Adoption In this reference work, gray-market adoption is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Private Adoption Family law
The Legal History of Wills This general section provides an overview of Wills and its historical context. History of Wills in the English Common Law See the main entry of this legal history topic here. Testamentary Disposition in Islamic Law See the main entry of this legal history […]
Description of Adoption by Reference In this reference work, adoption by reference is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Incorporation By Reference Family law
Description of Adoption-assistance Plan In this reference work, adoption-assistance plan is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Family law
Access, Purposes From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Access, Purposes (1): Title to a cemetery lot gives the right of access to it for the usual purposes, including putting up monuments.782 Description of Access In this reference work, access is a sort of the Family law […]
Description of Equitable Adoption In this reference work, equitable adoption is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Adoption By Estoppel Family law
Legitimacy of Children Introduction to Children Legitimacy of Children, being born of legally married parents." (1) The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and the Electronic Commerce The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act in the Online Business Law Children Reaching […]
Description of Abandonment of Minor Children In this reference work, abandonment of minor children is a sort of the Property, Family law category. Resources See Also Nonsupport Property Family law
Description of Pseudo-stepparent Adoption In this reference work, pseudo-stepparent adoption is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Second-Parent Adoption Family law
The Legal History of Succession This general section provides an overview of Succession and its historical context. Succession in the Roman Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Succession in the Byzantine Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Succession in […]
Description of Constructive Abandonment In this reference work, constructive abandonment is a sort of the Patents category. Description of Constructive Abandonment In this reference work, constructive abandonment is a sort of the Property, Family law category. Resources See Also Constructive […]
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 […]
Description of Virtual Adoption In this reference work, virtual adoption is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Adoption By Estoppel Family law
Description of Adoption and Safe Families Act In this reference work, adoption and safe families act is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Adoption Assistance And Child Welfare Act Foster-Care Drift Infants Family law
Description of Exogamous Insemination In this reference work, exogamous insemination is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Artificial Insemination By Donor Family law
Description of Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act In this reference work, adoption assistance and child welfare act is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Adoption And Safe Families Act Infants Family law
Description of Interracial Adoption In this reference work, interracial adoption is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Transracial Adoption Family law
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 […]
Description of Adoption by Will In this reference work, adoption by will is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Adoption Family law
Description of Endogenous Insemination In this reference work, endogenous insemination is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Artificial Insemination By Husband Family law
Summary of Abandonment
In domestic transportation, the termination of service by a common carrier over a given route; (2) the refusal, by a consignee, to accept delivery of a lot of cargo tendered for delivery; (3) in marine insurance, the act by which the owner of a vessel claims […]
Family Law in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Family Law: Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Resources Notes
Adultery, voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than the lawful spouse. (1) Description of Adultery Resources See Also Illicit cohabitation Resources See Also Fornication; Infidelity Adultery Divorce Resources Notes and References
Lozano in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Lozano: Another case relating to the Hague Convention, Lozano v. Alvarez, No. 12-820, discussed in this world legal encyclopedia (in relation to issues that took place in the year 2012) at 467-74, is the subject of […]
Chafin in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Chafin: The United States filed an amicus brief in 2012 in the U.S. Supreme Court in a case under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Hague Convention”). Chafin v. […]
Description of Identified Adoption In this reference work, identified adoption is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Private Adoption Family law
Description of Adoption by Estoppel In this reference work, adoption by estoppel is a sort of the Family law category. Description of Adoption by Estoppel In this reference work, adoption by estoppel is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Equitable adoption Resources See […]
Description of Transnational Adoption In this reference work, transnational adoption is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also International Adoption Family law
Contents of Family Dispute Resolution Contents of this subject matter include: The nature of family disputes The legal system and the new family law framework for the resolution of family disputes: Changes and challenges for dispute resolution practitioners The less adversarial approach to […]
Description of Adoption-registry Statute In this reference work, adoption-registry statute is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Family law
Description of Adoption Agency In this reference work, adoption agency is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Agency Adoption Under Adoption Family law
Description of Assignment-of-income Doctrine In this reference work, assignment-of-income doctrine is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Family law
Description of Homologous Artificial Insemination In this reference work, homologous artificial insemination is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Artificial Insemination By Husband Family law
Description of Adoptability In this reference work, adoptability is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Infants Family law
Complex Parenting Disputes
Description of Agency Adoption In this reference work, agency adoption is a sort of the Family law category. Resources See Also Private Adoption Infants Family law
Report on Intercountry Adoption in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On November 18, 2011, the State Department released its Annual Adoption Report to Congress. A November 18 State Department media […]