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Streetlaw: Family Law WebsiteStreetlaw: Family Law Website
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9th - 10th
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Streetlaw: Family Law

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At this website, check out an introduction to family law and several relevant online resources for further reading and research. Topics include: "Law and the American Family," "Marriage," "Legal Rights of Single People Who Live Together," Parents and Children," "Foster Care and Adoption," "Separation, Divorce, and Custody," and "Government Support for Families and Individuals."

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adoption, divorce, domestic violence, health insurance, medicare, property rights, social security

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alimony, child support, common-law marriage, family law, federal student aid, foster care, getting married, marriage problems, mortgage interest, parents and children, spouse abuse, tax credits, what is a family?, american family, custody of children, domestic partner, electronic benefits transfer, government support, law and family, legal aspects of marriage, marital matters, marital money matters, marriage, single people, single-sex relationships, support for families

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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