Category: Family law
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Sex Offender and Crimes Against Children Registry
In Legislation Sex Offender and Crimes Against Children Registry in the U.S. Code: Title 18, Part I, Chapter 109B The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating sex offender and crimes against children registry are compiled in the United States Code under Title 18, Part I, Chapter […]
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Transfer
Transfer in United States Transfer Definition (Lat. tra,ns, over, fero, to bear or carry) . The act by which the owner of a thing delivers it to another person, with the intent of passing the rights which he has in it to the latter; 1 Ala. 669; 36 Conn, 426. Transfer in […]
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Transfer
Transfer in United States Transfer Definition (Lat. tra,ns, over, fero, to bear or carry) . The act by which the owner of a thing delivers it to another person, with the intent of passing the rights which he has in it to the latter; 1 Ala. 669; 36 Conn, 426. Transfer in […]
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Education of Handicapped Children
In Legislation Education of Handicapped Children in the U.S. Code: Title 20, Chapter 24, Subchapter IV The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating education of handicapped children are compiled in the United States Code under Title 20, Chapter 24, Subchapter IV. It constitutes […]
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Education of Handicapped Children
In Legislation Education of Handicapped Children in the U.S. Code: Title 20, Chapter 24, Subchapter IV The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating education of handicapped children are compiled in the United States Code under Title 20, Chapter 24, Subchapter IV. It constitutes […]
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Evidence
Evidence in the United States Material presented as proof at a trial. Evidence provides the basis upon which a fact dispute is resolved. Evidence generally takes the form of witness testimony or physical objects such as documents and records. Parties to a dispute are entitled to submit […]
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Family Planning Clinic
Family Planning Clinic in the United States Note: see 42 CFR 59 Standards of Compliance for Abortion, to assist women to obtain abortions or increase the availability or accessibility of abortion for family members. In General Services offered by contraception (family planning) clinics In […]
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Family Planning Clinic
Family Planning Clinic in the United States Note: see 42 CFR 59 Standards of Compliance for Abortion, to assist women to obtain abortions or increase the availability or accessibility of abortion for family members. In General Services offered by contraception (family planning) clinics In […]
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Certification
Certification in the United States A request to a higher court by a lower court for guidance on a legal question relating to a pending case. Request for certification in the federal courts can come from either the U.S. court of appeals or the U.S. district court. The U.S. court of claims may […]
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Ordinance
Ordinance in United States Ordinance Definition In Modern Usage. A law passed by the legislative body of a municipal corporation for the government of such municipality. 117 Ind. 221. In Old Law. The term was applied to laws of other than municipal bodies. The following account of the […]
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Ordinance
Ordinance in United States Ordinance Definition In Modern Usage. A law passed by the legislative body of a municipal corporation for the government of such municipality. 117 Ind. 221. In Old Law. The term was applied to laws of other than municipal bodies. The following account of the […]
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Abortion
Abortion in the United States Abortion Historic Definition The expulsion of the foetus at a period of utero gestation so early that it has not acquired the power of sustaining an independent life. It may be either innocent, as when accidental, or criminal. Criminal abortion is the willful […]
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Abortion
Abortion in the United States Abortion Historic Definition The expulsion of the foetus at a period of utero gestation so early that it has not acquired the power of sustaining an independent life. It may be either innocent, as when accidental, or criminal. Criminal abortion is the willful […]
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Plea Bargaining
Plea Bargaining in the United States A process whereby the prosecutor and the accused negotiate through his or her attorney a mutually acceptable settlement in a criminal case. The practice of plea bargaining is extensive in the United States. Approximately ninety percent of all criminal […]
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Summons
Summons in the United States An instrument used to notify people of a legal cause against them and direct their appearance at a court. A summons is used to notify a person that a criminal complaint has been filed. Summons notification in criminal cases is usually reserved for nonserious […]