FAMILY LAW

MARRIAGE LAW OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (Adopted at the Third Session of the Fifth National People’s Congress and promulgated by Order No. 9 of the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on September 10, 1980, and effective as of January 1, 1981) CONTENTS CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER II […]

Every state has its own laws and rules pertaining to separations and divorces. Texas law has no provision for a legal separation. If you file for a divorce, you can ask the court for orders that deal with things like use of property-e.g. who gets to live in the house-and temporary child custody and support. […]

ADOPTION LAW OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 1991 ADOPTION LAW OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (Adopted at the 23rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People’s Congress on December 29, 1991, promulgated by Order No. 54 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on December 29, 1991) SUBJECT: […]

Six in ten women consider domestic violence a criminal issue. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE, TDD: 800-787-3224 At the National Domestic Violence Hotline… We believe that every caller deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. We believe that every family deserves to live in a world free from violence. We believe that safe homes […]

Connecticut Trial Court Official Decisions Unpublished WATERMAN v. WATERMAN, No. FA04-012 92 66 S (May 26, 2006) DIANE M. WATERMAN v. KENNETH C. WATERMAN. 2006 Ct. Sup. 10056 No. FA04-012 92 66 S Connecticut Superior Court Judicial District of Middlesex Regional Family Trial Docket at Middletown May 26, 2006 [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished […]

Texas Case Law IN RE OF C. S. 03-05-00654-CV (Tex.App. [3rd Dist.] 1-11-2007) In the Interest of C. S. and I. P. No. 03-05-00654-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin. Filed: January 11, 2007. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 126TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 97-011889, HONORABLE LORA J. LIVINGSTON, JUDGE PRESIDING. […]