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Charles Scott Sage

Construction, Federal, Family Law, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  46 Years

Britton A. Buckley

Federal, Family Law, Adoption, Personal Injury
Status:  Inactive           Licensed:  32 Years

James Marston Brown

Wills, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Elder Law
Status:  In Good Standing           

Mary Mchugh

Wills, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Elder Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  21 Years

John Michael Clark

Insurance, Litigation, Bankruptcy, Family Law
Status:  Suspended           Licensed:  49 Years

Michael G. Spencer

Family Law, Business & Trade, Commercial Bankruptcy, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           

Benjamin R Winkelman

Corporate, Litigation, Family Law, Federal
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  21 Years

Jon Charles Parker

Federal, Family Law, Corporate, Banking & Finance
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  50 Years

Michael Gary Spencer

Family Law, Business & Trade, Commercial Bankruptcy, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  48 Years

Gary Arnold Morean

Landlord-Tenant, Estate Planning, Family Law, Collection
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LEGAL TERMS

NEXT OF KIN

The closest relatives, as defined by state law, of a deceased person. Most states recognize the spouse and the nearest blood relatives as next of kin.

MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME

An annual income figure for which there are as many families with incomes below that level as there are above that level. The Census Bureau publishes median fam... (more...)
An annual income figure for which there are as many families with incomes below that level as there are above that level. The Census Bureau publishes median family income figures for each state and for different family sizes. A debtor whose current monthly income is higher than the median family income in his or her state must pass the means test in order to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and must commit all disposable income to a five-year repayment plan if filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy.

JOINT CUSTODY

An arrangement by which parents who do not live together share the upbringing of a child. Joint custody can be joint legal custody (in which both parents have a... (more...)
An arrangement by which parents who do not live together share the upbringing of a child. Joint custody can be joint legal custody (in which both parents have a say in decisions affecting the child) joint physical custody (in which the child spends a significant amount of time with both parents) or, very rarely, both.

FMLA

See Family and Medical Leave Act.

CUSTODIAN

A term used by the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for the person named to manage property left to a child under the terms of that Act. The custodian will manag... (more...)
A term used by the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for the person named to manage property left to a child under the terms of that Act. The custodian will manage the property if the gift giver dies before the child has reached the age specified by state law -- usually 21. When the child reaches the specified age, he will receive the property and the custodian will have no further role in its management.

FOSTER CARE

Court-ordered care provided to children who are unable to live in their own homes, usually because their parents have abused or neglected them. Foster parents h... (more...)
Court-ordered care provided to children who are unable to live in their own homes, usually because their parents have abused or neglected them. Foster parents have a legal responsibility to care for their foster children, but do not have all the rights of a biological parent--for example, they may have limited rights to discipline the children, to raise them according to a certain religion or to authorize non-emergency medical procedures for them. The foster parents do not become the child's legal parents unless the biological parents' rights are terminated by a court and the foster parents adopt the child. This is not typically encouraged, as the goal of foster care is to provide temporary support for the children until they can be returned to their parents. See also foster child.

CONSUMMATION

The actualization of a marriage. Sexual intercourse is required to 'consummate' a marriage. Failure to do so is grounds for divorce or annulment.

ADOPTION

A court procedure by which an adult becomes the legal parent of someone who is not his or her biological child. Adoption creates a parent-child relationship rec... (more...)
A court procedure by which an adult becomes the legal parent of someone who is not his or her biological child. Adoption creates a parent-child relationship recognized for all legal purposes -- including child support obligations, inheritance rights and custody.

FAMILY COURT

A separate court, or more likely a separate division of the regular state trial court, that considers only cases involving divorce (dissolution of marriage), ch... (more...)
A separate court, or more likely a separate division of the regular state trial court, that considers only cases involving divorce (dissolution of marriage), child custody and support, guardianship, adoption, and other cases having to do with family-related issues, including the issuance of restraining orders in domestic violence cases.