Matching Pairs VocabularyOnline version Family Law vocabulary by D F 1 To take by choice into a relationship; especially: to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) as one's own child 2 Obligations 3 It refers to court-ordered payments awarded to a spouse or former spouse within a separation or divorce agreement 4 Paternity 5 The legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship. 6 All property acquired by spouses during their marriage, no matter whose name is on the title of the property. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Is a system in which a juvenile has been placed in a ward, group home, or private residence of a state-certified caregiver, known as a "foster parent," or with a relative who has been recognized by the state. 14 15 16 17 Kinship Possession The action or an instance of legally dissolving a marriage A person who has the legal right to act for someone else; Somebody authorized to hone law; a legal counselor. A decision by the court as to which parent will have the care, custody, and control of a child. Custody may be assigned to one parent, or to both parents jointly. Courts are called on to divide debts in an equitable manner between spouses. All marital debt must be allocated to one of the spouses by the end of a divorce case. Access to a child granted especially to a parent who does not have custody Ownership Payment made for the support of the children of divorced or separated parents while the children are minors or until they reach an age set by the separation agreement or in a court order Emancipation
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