| Actions Between Parent and Child Based upon Negligence |
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| Generally, parents and children have the right to sue each other for most personal injuries that are caused by negligence. This right is determined by the status of the parental immunity doctrine in the particular jurisdiction where an actions is brought. More... |
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| Juveniles and Institutional Facilities |
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| A juvenile may be held in a number of different facilities depending upon the particular issue or problem that the juvenile may have. For example, the juvenile may be arrested for assault and battery and may be held in a juvenile detention facility. Or the juvenile may have battered another individual and following a psychiatric examination, it was concluded that the juvenile was mentally unstable, the juvenile may be confined to a mental institution. More... |
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| Child Support Enforcement and Paternity Issues |
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| At common law, a putative or alleged father of a child produced out of wedlock had no duty to support that child. However, the statutory law changed the common law and required both parents to support the child.
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| Post Decree Modification of Spousal Support |
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| While a divorce case is pending, a court has the power to dissolve the parties' marriage, to resolve issues of child custody and child support, to divide the parties' debts and liabilities and to order the payment of spousal support. The court has the power to take these actions because it has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter. Once a final divorce decree is entered, the case terminates.
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| Financial Power of Attorney |
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| A power of attorney is a document in which one individual gives another individual, the agent, the power to make decisions on their behalf in the event that they become incapacitated or if they are directed to perform. A financial power of attorney gives power over an individual's financial affairs.
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