Questions tagged [children]
Questions involving children, typically in relation to family-law. For questions about legal rights and responsibilities of young humans consider using tag "minor" instead.
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Are minors required to be represented by an attorney in Kentucky?
I was in court with my child on a truancy case and was told by the judge that a minor in the State of Kentucky is required by state law to have representation by an attorney.
What does Kentucky law ...
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Do parents have any protection against computer misuse crimes against their children?
Suppose Alice has an online account. Bob says to Alice "Give me access to your account". Alice says no, but Bob has access to Alice's email and does a password reset. This required him to ...
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Can my stepdad steal from my room when I’m gone? [closed]
Yesterday, my stepdad accused me and my brother of stealing his batons and a few other things. My brother and I had no awareness to the fact that any of these items were missing. When we denied ...
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Parental gun responsibility
A parent in Michigan who knowingly gives their minor child access to any gun which is used by that child to commit first-degree murder should now expect a criminal prison sentence (i.e., prison time ...
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How can misattributed paternity cause "a welfare minefield"?
It is in the news that a council was denied their request to force a DNA test on a child where there was a case of suspected intentional misattributed paternity. In criticising the family involved ...
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What procedures are implicated when someone accompanied by young children is arrested?
Bob is out on the town with his young child. He then gets arrested by police officers, and his child is left all alone not sufficiently mature to be able to find his way home. Do police have any ...
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Is it illegal to take turns going to the bathroom with an unrelated 3 year child in the same room if the child doesn't see anything?
I just wanted to know hypothetically. Like for a babysitter or a teacher on a field trip. For instance if you went a play for a class Field trip and the child got upset at a scary part so you take the ...
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Can a 13 year old sole trader employ someone in the UK?
Could a 13 year old sole trader employ someone assuming that they can afford to do so?
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Can a surrogate be guilty of kidnapping?
If the pregnant party/surrogate mother, during the pregnancy, formed a bond with her unborn baby(s) such that she felt she could not give them up and so she decided to leave, give birth and keep the ...
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When separated parents share parenting and one parent objects to a dangerous activity, does it matter whether the activity requires enrollment?
In the Danish "family-law" or "paternal responsibility law" there is a phrase concerning parents with shared custody, the parent with the registered address has a veto right ...
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If a woman has a daughter with one man and has a son with the other man, does that mean that the son and the father of the daughter are related?
A woman named Maria has an illegitimate daughter with a man named Gabe. After she leaves the child in his care, Maria then marries a man named Rob. She has a child with Rob. Are Gabe and Rob's son ...
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Can parents no longer search my room once I am disowned?
I am a child abuse survivor. After being harassed for years I decided to leave and seek a new life. My biological parents suddenly disowned me and gave me 7 days to vacate their house. I was extremely ...
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How do you write a prenup purely for the benefit of your child(ren)?
If there are no kids then you want the prenup to be nothing.
If there are children then you want some sort of clause that means money spent helps them. Like money spent on divorce lawyers means money ...
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If your child "hacks" your device and "defrauds" the bank what is the legal situation?
In the news today there is a case of a child spending more than £2,500 on their parents iPad.
A 10-year-old girl spent more than £2,500 on the gaming site Roblox after changing the password on her ...
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What is the minimum age to allow a child to ride in a forward facing back seat?
State: Arkansas
For purposes of this question, "a forward facing car seat" means
the same car seat, just turned around.
I called the state police, and they told me that car seats must be ...
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