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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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