| Disability Planning |
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| An elder individual should consider disability planning when planning their estate. There are numerous tools that are available to the elder individual with respect to disability planning.
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| Adoption Assistance & Child Welfare Act |
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| The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (Act) was passed by Congress in 1980. Lawmakers were concerned that many children were being removed from their homes unnecessarily and that, once they entered foster care, inadequate efforts were made to either reunify them with their biological families or place them with adoptive families. The Act was passed to correct or alleviate problems in the foster care system and to promote permanency rather than multiple foster placements. An additional goal of the Act was to encourage social workers to work toward reunification of the family and to avoid long-term foster care for the children if possible. If the child could not be returned to the family, another plan was to be sought such as adoption, long-term foster care, or some other resolution. More... |
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| Parent-Child Tort Immunity |
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| The doctrine of parental immunity for torts against a child is an American invention. The immunity was judicially created to advance specific policies, mainly the preservation of family harmony and the right of parents to raise their children as they saw fit and the prevention of collusive suits. The immunity was adopted in almost every jurisdiction in the United States. More... |
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| QDROs, Pension and Retirement Plan Division in Divorces |
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| In a divorce, retirement benefits are typically subject to division between the parties. The division usually occurs by way of actual division or asset exchange. After the court has determined the actual division of the retirement benefit, a QDRO is issued. A QDRO is a judgment or order that recognizes the existence of the non-employee's right to receive a portion of the employee's retirement benefits. More... |
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| Divorce Generally |
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| A divorce is the termination of a marriage between two parties. It is ordered by a court after one spouse files a petition for divorce. After a divorce is finalized, both parties are free to remarry. They may even remarry one another. More... |
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