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Family law
Law that deals with family-related issues such as spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction.
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alternate payee
Legal services; Family law
A retirement plan participant’s spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent who has a right to receive all, or a portion of the participant’s retirement benefits under a Qualified Domestic ...
certificate of service
Legal services; Family law
A written, dated and signed statement telling the judge that you gave or sent a copy to the other side. A copy of every document filed in court must be given to every person involved in the case. The ...
child support
Legal services; Family law
The financial obligation that both parents have to their childrend.
best interest of the child
Legal services; Family law
In deciding custody, the court must consider only those facts that directly affect the well being of the child.
pers
Legal services; Family law
The Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) is the defined benefit plan that is for state government employees first hired on or before June 30, 2006 and a hybrid defined contribution plan that ...
parenting plan
Legal services; Family law
The plan describing how the parents will be involved in their children's life, recognizing that children of different ages have different needs and that the plan will also change if one or both of ...
