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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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