Minggu, 07 Agustus 2011

Matters Family Law Deals With

By Sam Jones


Family law deals with different kinds of legal issues. These legal issues include spousal support, child support, property division and adoption among other legal issues. Some of the issues listed above emanate as a result of a divorce process. Some legal matters like adoption are not related in any way to divorce.

Most family issues are handled by top courts like high court. One of the pertinent issues handled by this competent court is the issue of adoption. Divorces are usually decided by Supreme Courts in nations that have these courts and by high courts in not having Supreme Courts. Issues that are tied to divorce like the support of children should be submitted to children courts. A children court will give a decision and monitor concerned parties to see if they abide by the decision. The parties who have been given the burden to support a certain child in question will be monitored every month.

A child, who is not anyhow related to a person, will become one's adopted child after certain legal requirements have been met. One of the most important legal requirements that have to be met is that the parent to adopt a child must belong to the same sex as the child. This means, a male child will be adopted by a man while a female child will be adopted by a woman.

One of the most intricate matters during any divorce process is child support. Before any person is given the burden of child support, it has to be proven that the person in question is a biological parent of the child who needs financial support. This will be done by using DNA tests.

Spousal support can be a major issue at times. A spouse who is unemployed and does not have any income can apply for this support during the course of divorce. This support will cater for the unemployed spouse financial needs preventing such a spouse from registering for welfare. A person's financial history will be thoroughly examined to determine if the person needs spousal support.

Family law deals with issues such as child support, spousal support and adoption. Before adopting a child, a complicated legal procedure has to be followed. The divorce process also involves a complicated legal procedure. A lawyer should be hired to deal with this procedure.




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