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child support
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parent
parent absent a judicial determination of paternity. There have been exceptions, based mainly on the father's attitude toward, support of, or involvement with the child. b : a person who legally adopts a child c : a … 1 a : a person who begets or brings forth offspring ;esp : the natural parents of a child born of their marriage NOTE: The biological father of an illegitimate child is usually not considered the child's
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Adoption
guardians (if any) and of any other persons having the custody of, or liable to contribute to, the support of the child, are required, and one of two spouses may not apply without the consent of the … Adoption, an act by which a person adopts as his own the child of another. Until recently there was no law of adoption in this country though it exists in other
alimony
allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce compare child support alimony in gross : lump sum alimony in this entry alimony pen·den·te li·te [-pen-den-tē-lī-tē, -pen-den-tā-lē-tā] : alimony granted
Alimony
of the joint incomes for the wife alone, further provision being made if she has to support a child of the marriage. See Browne and Latey, or Dixon on Divorce; and as to allowance of a reasonable
support
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Consideration
a promise by word of mouth or in writing which is not a deed, requires valuable consideration to support it, but if the promise is by deed, even the expressed absence of any consideration will not affect … was merely nominal. The consideration of marriage covers all beneficiaries within the consideration, that is to say, the children of the marriage. It is not the same as 'consideration of blood' which as between grantor and grantee
dependent
means of support or protection and in need of aid from others (as a public agency) [have the child declared and taken away from his or her parents "L. H. Tribe"] 3 : subject to another's jurisdiction
Alimony-counter-claim
Alimony-counter-claim, A claim for alimony by the wife, for herself and her child in an application by the husband for restitution of conjugal rights is a 'counter-claim' within the meaning of … Alimony-counter-claim, A claim for alimony by the wife, for herself and her child in an application by the husband
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