A custodial parent is the parent that lives with and cares for their minor child for all (sole physical custody) or most (primary physical custody) of the time. This contrasts with the noncustodial parent, who might have the child on a...
juvenile law
custodian
A custodian is a person having charge of something. Some common uses of the term “custodian” in a legal sense include:
Under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) and Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA), a “custodian” is a person...custody
Custody is the state of physically holding or controlling a person or piece of property, or of having the right to do so. A person who has custody over property or another person often has affirmative duties to protect and care for those in...
custody (of a child)
Custody determines who lives with, cares for, and can make important decisions about a minor child. While such arrangements can be informally agreed upon by the parents, in family law the question generally arises following the separation or...
delinquent
The word delinquent may have several meanings for the law depending on the context, such as the following:
A natural person or entity failing to perform an obligation. For example, a tenant who is delinquent in rental payments or a...derelict
Derelict as an adjective is used to describe someone or something that has been forsaken or abandoned. In terms of personal property, property is derelict if it has been abandoned by the owner with no intent to ever reclaim the property (e.g...
dereliction
Dereliction is the abandonment of a thing, person, or obligation. Dereliction of personal property is the abandonment of such property, making the property derelict and open to potential salvors.
Dereliction of duty is a person’s...
desert
Desert means to intentionally abandon a person or thing. Some common uses of the term desert in a legal sense include:
Cases such as this one from New Jersey explain that the term “desert” in the context of marriage and child support,...domestic partner adoption
Domestic partner adoption occurs when one partner in a domestic partnership adopts a child born to the other partner. Domestic partnerships are recognized relationships between two people who do not wish to be married or cannot be married,...
domestic relations
Domestic relations is a reference to the field of family law, which governs relations within a family or household. In the past, these relations were limited to those between spouses, parents and children, and legal guardians and wards....