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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
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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.
legitimate filiation
legitimate filiation in the civil law of Louisiana : filiation created by a child being born during a marriage or adopted
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
mandated reporter
physician, teacher, or counselor) that requires him or her to report to the appropriate state agency cases of child abuse that he or she has reasonable cause to suspect
molest
to make annoying sexual advances to ;specif : to force physical and usually sexual contact on (as a child) mo·les·ta·tion [mō-les-tā-shən, mÄ -, -ləs-] n mo·lest·er n
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
pornography
to cause sexual excitement NOTE: Pornographic material is protected expression unless it is determined to be obscene. However, child pornography is illegal under federal and state laws prohibiting the depiction of minors in sexual acts. por·nog·ra·pher [pȯr-nÄ
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