Family law
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- This article is about the legal concept. For the television drama, see Family Law (TV series).
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| Entering into marriage |
| Prenuptial agreement · Marriage |
| Common-law marriage |
| Same-sex marriage |
| Legal states similar to marriage |
| Cohabitation · Civil union |
| Domestic partnership |
| Registered partnership |
| Dissolution of marriage |
| Annulment · Divorce · Alimony |
| Issues affecting children |
| Paternity · Legitimacy · Adoption |
| Legal guardian · Ward |
| Emancipation of minors |
| Parental responsibility |
| Contact (including Visitation) |
| Residence in English law |
| Custody · Child support |
| Areas of possible legal concern |
| Spousal abuse · Child abuse |
| Child abduction |
| Adultery · Bigamy · Incest |
| Conflict of Laws Issues |
| Marriage · Nullity · Divorce |
Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including, but not limited to:
- the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;
- issues arising during marriage, including spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction
- the termination of the relationship and ancillary matters including divorce, annulment, property settlements, alimony, and parental responsibility orders (in the United States, child custody and visitation, child support awards).
This list is by no means dispositive of the potential issues that come through the family court system. In many jurisdictions in the United States, the family courts see the most crowded dockets. Litigants representative of all social and economic classes are parties within the system. Because the family courts are notoriously underfunded and see a relatively large proportion of economically dependent litigants, a common criticism levied is that the system inherently prejudices the needs of these disadvantaged parties.
For the Conflict of Laws elements dealing with transnational and interstate issues, see marriage (conflict), divorce (conflict) and nullity (conflict).
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Different jurisdictions
- Algerian Family Code
- Family Court of Australia
- Mudawana (The Moroccan Family Code).
- Family law system in the UK
- The Children Act 1989
- Sir Morris Finer - Report on One Parent Familes
[edit] External links
- Family Law wiki
- ParentTime.Net - Information about online parenting time and child custody scheduling
[edit] International
[edit] USA
- American Bar Association - Family Law Section
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Representing Children Worldwide: How Children are Represented in Protective Proceedings (Yale Law Resource)
- LII resources on Family Law
- Americans for Divorce Reform -- Cultural and legislative efforts to reduce divorce
- National Alliance for Family Court Justice - Information on women losing custody of their children and mothers' rights
- National Fathers' Resource Center (NFRC) - Tools, advice, online courses, links to state family codes, and information for fathers. Parenting and father's rights advocates as an outreach branch of the Fathers for Equal Rights, Inc. organization in Texas.
- Representing Children in Families - Representing Children in Families Conference and working groups
[edit] Australia
- Family Court of Australia Web Site
- The Family Law Act 1975
- Child Support (Assessment) Act, 1989
- Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
[edit] England
- The Children Act 1989
- Family Proceedings Rules
- Judicial Studies Board Family Bench Book
- All of Dr. Lowenstein's publications on the PAS
[edit] Scotland
[edit] Japan
Tokyo High Court Sweden v. Yamaguchi, or In the Matter of Mary Ann Vaughn 1956bg:Семейно право de:Familienrecht es:Derecho de familia fr:Droit de la famille it:Diritto di famiglia he:דיני משפחה nl:Personen- en familierecht pl:Prawo rodzinne pt:Direito de família sl:Družinsko pravo sv:Familjerätt
