family law

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Should parents be held legally responsible for their children's actions?

Wycliffe Barongo Obiko @Barongo (29) • Nairobi, Kenya 22 Feb 23

My take is children have their own agency and autonomy, and sometimes parents cannot always control their actions. This means that they are individuals with their own thoughts, feelings, and desires. They have the ability to make...

parental responsibility

legal accountability

child development

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Separation or Divorce?

Azalea maeve Smith @azalea_maeve (3) • Toronto, Ontario 18 Oct 14

We've been married for 17 years, and we have three kids. Our problem started when he began working abroad. His first contract was 3 years and that was the hardest part of my life. Since I marry him, I never remembered even once...

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What is a Will and How is it Created?

Carroll County Law @carrollcountylaw (15) • Westminster, Maryland 18 Jun 14

What is a Will? A "Will" is a declaration under the law of this country where a person (called the "testator") sets forth the name or names of people or organizations that will receive his or her personal property or real...

creating a will

maryland will attorney

last will and testament

I'm COMPLETELY Confused!!!

Boofybutt @Boofybutt (316) • United States 3 Apr 09

I have a son from a previous relationship, and the father has been wanting to not pay child support, so I've been trying to find information about it. I've had a paralegal tell me that there is a difference between custodial...

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DHS Denying Grandmother to Even See New Born Baby Born 11/2008

dvmurphy @dvmurphy (326) • United States 11 Feb 09

I run the www.iowagrandparentsrights.com organization online and was contacted this morning by a grandmother who is being denied any contact with her new infant grandchild. Her son became involved with a woman who was all ready in...

grandparents rights

parental rights

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Doctor's and professional conduct

Myrrdin @Myrrdin (3599) • Canada 22 May 08

for a background on this subject check out http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1518135.aspx Ok I know I am beating a dead horse and this is the third post on this subject, but it is the major issue of the moment for me and I...

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On violent parents, and reasons I have not been around of late

Myrrdin @Myrrdin (3599) • Canada 16 May 08

For those of you wondering where I have been I thought I'd pop in for a bit and let you all know what's up. Some of you may know that over a year ago I had a very messy break up with my then wife. Over the past year and a half...

violent parents

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Should a bill be passed giving grandparents the right to visitation nationally?

dvmurphy @dvmurphy (326) • United States 19 Feb 08

In Iowa the house passed a right to petition the courts for visitation to their grandchildren. This is not the case in every state. There is a national organization in Michigan that is trying to further the rights of grandparents...

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Should grandparents have rights to visitation in any state?

dvmurphy @dvmurphy (326) • United States 13 Sep 07

In March of 2007 the Iowa Senate passed a bill that gives grandparents in Iowa the right to petition the courts for visitation to their grandchildren. This is a very sore subject for many people through out the United States....

child visitation

custody and visitation

grandparents rights

I HATE lawyers

Myrrdin @Myrrdin (3599) • Canada 10 Apr 07

Ok, yesterday I started a discussion about why I hate cars, well now I am turning my fury towards lawyers. Not that I hate cars or mechanics any less today, but todays venom is reserved for lawyers, particularly family...

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Family Law: Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965)

HuRRiCaNeAOne @HuRRiCaNeAOne (3) • United States 10 Feb 07

In the Griswold v. Connecticut case, the Supreme Courts ruled that the Constitution protected a right to privacy and struck down a law, which prohibited the use and distribution of contraceptives, on the basis that it violated the...

accesory statute

disease prevention

first amendment

fourteenth amendment

ninth amendment

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