Children - Law Dictionary Search Results
split custody
custody A form of custody (generally not looked upon favorably) in which some or one of the parties' children is/are in the custody of one parent and the remaining child(ren) is/are in the custody of the other
third preference
A category of family immigration (F3) for married sons and daughters of American citizens and their spouses and children. Before 1992 this was known as Fourth Preference (P-4). Source: Department of State. March 2007.
transit alien
Headquarters District and foreign countries and 2) foreign government officials and their spouses and unmarried minor (or dependent) children in transit. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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tribal court
Indian tribe esp. on a reservation and having federally prescribed jurisdiction over custody and adoption cases involving tribal children, criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed on tribal lands by members of the tribe, and broader civil jurisdiction over
will
his money be given to charity] 2 : to dispose of by will [ed the house to their children]
Bassinet
A wicker basket with a covering or hood over one end in which young children are placed as in a cradle
Bib
A small piece of cloth worn by children over the breast to protect the clothes
birth control
the act or process of deliberately limiting the number of ones children born especially by preventing conception
Blowball
The downy seed head of a dandelion which children delight to blow away
Bob cherry
A play among children in which a cherry hung so as to bob against the mouth is to be caught with the
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