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advancement
: money or property given as a gift by a living person (as by a parent to a child) with the intention that the amount the recipient inherits under the law from the person's estate will be
consortium
and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other ;also : the right of a parent or child to the company, affection, and assistance of the other [suing for loss of ] compare society
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
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bastard
bastard : an illegitimate child NOTE: The word bastard is no longer used in legal contexts. bas·tardy [bas-tər-dē] n
battery
and esp. sexual intercourse with a person who has not given or (as in the case of a child) is incapable of giving consent ;broadly : forced or coerced contact with the sexual parts of either the
cause
create an excuse for an act under the law [unable to show good cause for failure to pay child support] [neglect of duty is good cause for removal of a trustee] just cause 1 : cause that
certificate of citizenship
that the person is a U.S. citizen by birth (when born abroad) or derivation (not from naturalization). The Child Citizenship Act of 2001 gives American citizenship automatically to certain foreign-born children of American citizens. These children can
charge
charge 1 a : something required : obligation b : personal management or supervision [put the child in his ] c : a person or thing placed under the care of another 2 : an
collation
advance for the purpose of having the property divided with the rest of the succession compare hotchpot NOTE: Children and grandchildren of a decedent must return anything that they received in advance by donation inter vivos. Further,
guardian
the property of a minor NOTE: Under common law the father is considered the natural guardian of a child until his death or incapacitation, whereupon the mother becomes the natural guardian. Many states have passed statutes giving
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