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family medical leave act (fmla)
take care of their own or a family member's illness, or to care for a newborn or adopted child
curtesy
his wife in the real property that she either solely owned or inherited provided that they bore a child capable of inheriting the property compare dower, elective share
fee
in the family. Instead of giving the grantee a fee simple absolute once he or she has a child, which the grantee could then alienate (as by selling), the fee tail creates a future interest in the
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filiation
father, from Latin filius son] 1 : a legal relationship of a parent and esp. a father and child that creates rights and obligations [used to help prove in a paternity suit "LeBlanc v. LeBlanc, 427 So.
filius nullius
filius nullius [Medieval Latin, literally, no one's son] : an illegitimate child : bastard called also filius populi
foster
: affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal relationships [a child] [a parent] vt fos·tered fos·ter·ing : to give parental care to
foster home
foster home : a household in which care is provided to a child who has been orphaned or removed from the home of his or her natural parents (as for reasons
garnishment of wages
garnishment of wages Taking or seizing the amount owing pursuant to a child support order or other order, directly from the employee's wages
generation-skipping transfer
to a grandchild qualifies as a generation-skipping transfer, as does a transfer of a life estate to a child with a remainder in the grandchild. Such transfers are subject to a generation-skipping transfer tax.
delinquent
: characterized by juvenile delinquency [ youth] 2 : being overdue in payment [ taxes] [was in his child support payments]
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