Tag: Family Law
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Family Settlements
Family Settlements and Medieval Law Family Settlements and Legal History Resources See Also Edict (in this legal Encyclopedia) Edict (in this legal Encyclopedia) Feudal Tenure (in this legal Encyclopedia) Ancient Law (in this legal Encyclopedia) Bibliographies of English Law History […]
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Separation
History of Separation (Family Law) Summary Proceedings for Separation The legislature has sought to extend the relief afforded by the courts in matrimonial causes by a procedure fairly to be considered within the reach of all classes. In 1895 an act was passed which re-enacted in an […]
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Family Division
Definition of Family Division In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Family Division : The division of the *High Court concerned with *family proceedings and noncontentious probate matters. Until 1971, it was known as the *Probate, Divorce and Admiralty […]
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Custody
Definition of Custody In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Custody : 1. Imprisonment or confinement. The current policy behind the use of custody was established in the Criminal Justice Act 1991 and has been consolidated by the Powers of Criminal Courts […]
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Family
Definition of Family In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Family : A group of people connected by a close relationship. For legal purposes a family is usually limited to relationships by blood, marriage, or adoption, although sometimes (e.g. for social […]
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Battered Child
Definition of Battered Child In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Battered Child : A child subjected to physical violence or abuse by a parent, step- parent, or any other person with whom he is living. A battered child may be protected if the other parent […]
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Family Proceedings
Definition of Family Proceedings In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Family Proceedings : All court proceedings under the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court that deal with matters relating to the *welfare of children. Before 1989 the court's […]
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Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
Definition of Children And Family Court Advisory And Support Service In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Children And Family Court Advisory And Support Service : (CAFCASS, Cafcass) An amalgamation of three former services, the Guardian ad Litem Service, […]
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Affiliation Order
Definition of Affiliation Order In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Affiliation Order : Formerly, an order of a magistrates' court against a man alleged to be the father of an illegitimate child, obliging him to make payments towards the upkeep of the […]
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Child of the Family
Definition of Child of The Family In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Child of The Family : A person considered under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the Domestic Procedures and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978, and the Children Act 1989 to be the child […]
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Family Life
Definition of Family Life In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Family Life : A right set out in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and now part of UK law as a consequence of the *Human Rights Act 1998. The right to family life…
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President of the Family Division
Resources See Also Further Reading President of the Family Division in the Encyclopedia of Britain President of the Family Division in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary President of the Family Division in the Halsbury's Laws of England President of the Family Division in the […]