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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
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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
natural
adopted b : being a relation by consanguinity as distinguished from adoption [ parents] 4 : illegitimate [a child] nat·u·ral·ly adv
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
next friend
a person appearing in or appointed by a court to act on behalf of a person (as a child) lacking legal capacity
putative
putative : thought, assumed, or alleged to be such or to exist [the child's father] [ignorantly entered into a marriage before the divorce from a previous spouse was final] pu·ta·tive·ly adv
non-custodial parent
non-custodial parent The parent who does not have physical custody of the child(ren).
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