USA Law

Category: Family law

  • Sexual Exploitation and Other Abuse of Children

    In Legislation Sexual Exploitation and Other Abuse of Children in the U.S. Code: Title 18, Part I, Chapter 110 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating sexual exploitation and other abuse of children are compiled in the United States Code under Title 18, Part I, Chapter 110. […]

  • Abandonment

    Abandonment in United States Abandonment Definition Relinquishment; surrender; desertion; waiver. Of Property. The relinquishment of property or right with intent not to reclaim the same. It implies a relinquishment to the public generally, or to the next comer; a surrender to a […]

  • Hearsay

    Hearsay in the United States A statement by a witness repeating the words of another person rather than testifying on the basis of direct knowledge. Hearsay testimony is not based on what a witness sees, hears, or otherwise senses himself or herself. Rather, hearsay repeats what someone else […]

  • Waiver

    Waiver in United States Waiver Definition The voluntary surrender and relinquishment of a right. 29 Minn. 191. The intentional relinquishment of a known right. 153 111. 468. It is a somewhat narrower term than abandonment (q. v.) and is applied to rights, not to property. To constitute […]

  • Child Abuse Definitions

    Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect in the United States Introduction Child abuse and neglect are defined by Federal and State laws. At the State level, child abuse and neglect may be defined in both civil and criminal statutes. This entry presents civil definitions that determine the […]

  • Extraordinary Writ

    Extraordinary Writ in the United States Extraordinary Writ in the context of Juvenile and Family Law Definition ofExtraordinary Writ, published by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges: A writ, often issued by an appellate court, making available remedies not regularly […]

  • Certiorari

    Certiorari in the United States A writ or order to a lower court, whose decision is being challenged, to send up the records of the case so a higher court can review the lower court’s decision. Certiorari means to be informed, and may be granted to the losing party by the Supreme Court. Until […]

  • Certiorari

    Certiorari in the United States A writ or order to a lower court, whose decision is being challenged, to send up the records of the case so a higher court can review the lower court’s decision. Certiorari means to be informed, and may be granted to the losing party by the Supreme Court. Until […]

  • Complaint

    Complaint in the United States A charging method generally reserved for less serious criminal violations. A complaint may also be used in civil cases in which the assertion of a claim is made to initiate the legal action. In criminal cases, a complaint is submitted to a judicial officer and […]

  • Complaint

    Complaint in the United States A charging method generally reserved for less serious criminal violations. A complaint may also be used in civil cases in which the assertion of a claim is made to initiate the legal action. In criminal cases, a complaint is submitted to a judicial officer and […]

  • Due Process

    Due Process in the United States US Main Decisions: 1. Record – Fernandez – Vargas v. Gonzales 2. Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales 3. Hamdan v. Rumsfeld 4. United States v. Noriega 5. Islamic American Relief Agency v. Gonzales 6. Al-Marri v. Wright 7. El-Masri v. United States 8. Brazil […]

  • Due Process

    Due Process in the United States US Main Decisions: 1. Record – Fernandez – Vargas v. Gonzales 2. Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales 3. Hamdan v. Rumsfeld 4. United States v. Noriega 5. Islamic American Relief Agency v. Gonzales 6. Al-Marri v. Wright 7. El-Masri v. United States 8. Brazil […]

  • Res Ipsa Loquitur

    Res Ipsa Loquitur in United States Res Ipsa Loquitur Definition The thing speaks for itself. A phrase used in actions for injury by negligence, where no proof of negligence is required beyond the accident itself, which is such as necessarily to involve negligence. Res Ipsa Loquitur in […]

  • Res Ipsa Loquitur

    Res Ipsa Loquitur in United States Res Ipsa Loquitur Definition The thing speaks for itself. A phrase used in actions for injury by negligence, where no proof of negligence is required beyond the accident itself, which is such as necessarily to involve negligence. Res Ipsa Loquitur in […]

  • Misdemeanor

    Misdemeanor in the United States A misdemeanor is a relatively minor criminal offense. Misdemeanors are generally punished by fine, but can involve detention at a county jail for up to one year. Misdemeanors are defined by each state and will vary somewhat. Some states choose to create […]