PERSONS / CHILDRENS
  • Spouse
  • Registered partner
  • Domestic partner
  • Witness
  • Child
  • Natural child
  • Adopted child
  • Stepchild
  • Foster child
  • Illegitimate child
  • Unborn child




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COURT DOCUMENTS USED IN FAMILY LAW
  • Petition for dissolution of marriage
  • Response to petition
  • Final judgement of dissolution
  • Petition for separation
  • Court order restraining contact
  • Decree of separation
  • Decree of dissolution of marriage



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PRIVATE DOCUMENTS USED IN FAMILY LAW
  • Cohabitation agreement
  • Pre-nuptial agreement
  • Paternity affidavit
  • Property settlement agreement
  • Post-nuptial agreement
  • Separation agreement





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FAMILY LAW DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO COURTS
  • Petition for dissolution of marriage
  • Response to petition
  • Petition to establish paternity
  • Petition to determine custody
  • Petition for adoption
  • Request for restraining orders
  • Petition to assess child support
  • Petition requesting separation





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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
  • Divorcing spouses
  • Full disclosure clause
  • Statement of community properties
  • Statement of separate properties
  • Statement of community debts
  • List of properties to be awarded to each party
  • List of debts to be borne by each party
  • Hold harmless clause
  • Attorney's fees clause
  • Entire agreement clause
  • Independent legal advice




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KEY PROVISIONS OF A PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT
  • The prospective spouses
  • Marital status
  • Children
  • Existing seperate properties
  • Community property

  • Natural child
  • Adopted child
  • Stepchild
  • Foster child
  • Illegitimate child
  • Unborn child
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ABSOLUTE IMPEDIMENTS TO A MARRIAGE
  • Bigamy
  • Consanguinity
  • Lack of capacity
  • Minority
  • Adoption






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CONDITIONAL IMPEDIMENTS TO A MARRIAGE
  • Marriage between blood relatives
  • Relations by marriage
  • Age of consent




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ENDING A MARRIAGE
  • Death of a spouse
  • Dissolution of marriage
  • Separation
  • Annulment of marriage



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DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
  • Division of community property
  • Use of the family home
  • Spousal support
  • Child support
  • Child custody
  • Visitation rights
  • Adjudication of seperate property


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CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
  • Love and care
  • Health and maintenance
  • Right to entertainment and education
  • Freedom from violence and fear
  • Prohibition against child abuse
  • Prohibition against child labor
  • Right against juvenile adjudciation


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