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a person appearing in or appointed by a court to act on behalf of a person (as a child) lacking legal capacity
non-custodial parent
non-custodial parent The parent who does not have physical custody of the child(ren).
noncustodial
of a suspect] 2 : of or being a parent who does not have sole custody of a child or who has custody a smaller portion of the time
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nondischargeable debt
debt A debt that cannot be eliminated in bankruptcy. Examples include a home mortgage, debts for alimony or child support, certain taxes, debts for most government funded or guaranteed educational loans or benefit overpayments, debts arising from
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
order
part of individual pension, profit sharing, or retirement benefits usually to a divorcing spouse (as for alimony or child support) NOTE: The alienation or assignment of funds under a qualified domestic relations order does not affect the
parens patriae
of all citizens unable to protect themselves [because the State is supposed to proceed in respect of the child as parens patriae and not as adversary "Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. 541 (1966)"]
surrogate
1 : one acting in the place of another ;esp : one standing in loco parentis to a child 2 often cap : the judge or judicial officer of a Surrogate's Court or Surrogate's office surrogate adj
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
predecease
predecease -ceased -ceas·ing : to die before (another person) [when the child s the parent]
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