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interest
: a principle, purpose, or object of concern compelling state interest : a governmental interest (as in educating children or protecting the public) which is so important that it outweighs individual rights public interest 1 a :
issue
(as an estate) [rents, s, and profits] 2 : one or more lineal descendants [died without ] compare child, heir 3 a : a vital question or problem [cited a national security ] [raised an of public
joint legal custody
joint legal custody The sharing, by both parents, of the right to make important decisions about a child's welfare.
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joint physical custody
joint physical custody The sharing, by both parents, of the actual physical care and custody of a child.
jus sanguinis
jus sanguinis [Latin, right of blood] : a rule of law that a child's citizenship is determined by that of his or her parents
jus soli
jus soli [Latin, right of the soil] : a rule of law that a child's citizenship is determined by his or her place of birth see also Amendment XIV to the Constitution in
kidnap
kidnap kid·napped or: kid·naped [-napt] kid·nap·ping or: kid·nap·ing [-na-pi] [probably back-formation from kidnapper, from kid child + obsolete napper thief] : to seize and confine or carry away by force or fraud and often
legal custody
legal custody The right to make important decisions about the raising of your child, on issues such as health care, religious upbringing, education, etc.
lewd
being sexual conduct that is considered indecent or offensive : licentious [convicted of and lascivious assault upon a child "National Law Journal"] lewd·ly adv lewd·ness n
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
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