Child Support - Law Dictionary Search Results
obligate
obligate -gat·ed -gat·ing 1 : to bind legally or morally [was obligated to pay child support] 2 : to commit (as funds or property) to meet or provide security for an obligation oblig·a·to·ry [ə-bli-gə-tōr-ē]
separation agreement
separation agreement : a contractual agreement setting forth terms pertaining to property, child support, or other matters in the separation of a married couple [incorporated the separation agreement into the divorce decree]
necessaries
expenses as are essential to the maintenance and support of a present or former spouse or of the child of divorced parents and for which one spouse or parent may seek reimbursement or contribution from the other
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family court
jurisdiction and often advisory powers over domestic disputes involving the rights and duties of husband, wife, parent, or child esp. in matters affecting the support, custody, and welfare of children compare juvenile court
abandonment
intended to create a permanent separation b : failure to communicate with or provide financial support for one's child over a period of time that shows a purpose to forgo parental duties and rights 3 : the
Child in need of care and protection
Matched in: Term Child in need of care and protection
Corroboration
of principal evidence, e.g., in addition to that of the mother, to charge the father of an illegitimate child under the Bastardy Acts. See AFFILIATION. In an action for breach of promise of marriage the plaintiff may … Corroboration, evidence in support of principal evidence, e.g., in addition to that of the mother, to charge the father of an illegitimate
Children
Children. The word child in legal documents means a legitimate child unless otherwise declared by statute. See Morris v. … them (including father who having deserted his wife fails to pay any part of his earnings for the support of his children: see R. v. Connor, 1908 (2) KB 26), giving power to increase the penalties up
Consummation
provided he has had issue by her, capable of inheriting. His estate becomes initiate upon birth of a child. Consummation, (1) the completion of a thing; (2) the completion of a marriage between wedded persons by cohabitation. … Babu S/o Bahuleyan, (2003) 7 SCC 37. Consumption, means every fact which it is necessary to establish to support a right or obtain a judgment, Sadanandan Bhadran v. Madhavan Sunil Kumar, (1998) 6 SCC 514. The word
Consumption and use
provided he has had issue by her, capable of inheriting. His estate becomes initiate upon birth of a child. Consummation, (1) the completion of a thing; (2) the completion of a marriage between wedded persons by cohabitation. … Babu S/o Bahuleyan, (2003) 7 SCC 37. Consumption, means every fact which it is necessary to establish to support a right or obtain a judgment, Sadanandan Bhadran v. Madhavan Sunil Kumar, (1998) 6 SCC 514. The word
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