Family law

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 ...

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 ...

obligee

Legal services; Family law

The person who is receiving child support.

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 ...