Law Studies Ch 30/31 Study Guide

Parental responsibilities for children include:

1. provide necessities of life

2. provide for their children’s social development

3. provide for their children’s moral development

4. set limits and supervise their children's behavior

If someone is forced to marry against their will, what should happen?

What is a paternity suit?

an action in court to establish a man’s fatherhood and force him to pay for prenatal care and child support

Explain the Family Support Act of 1988

requires all states to assist mothers and children in obtaining paternity testing and to allow paternity suits until child turns 18

What are the basic necessities that parents are supposed to provide of minor children that they cannot do for themselves?

1. food and clothing

2. shelter

3. education

4. medical care

In the case of Diem and Kim, how long should they have to provide financial support for Meena?

Explain emancipation

children are free form the legal custody of parents. Normally takes place when child turns 18 or becomes an adult

What are the family responsibility laws?

laws that require adult children to take care for their elderly parents

What is the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)?

provides for a public school education for people with disabilities

• they get tested and are provided with an altered education plan to mold to their needs

What is a PINS, CHINS, or MINS?

a person, child, or minor in need of supervision

Explain the family car doctrine

makes parents responsible for damages caused by any driver in the family

—> $1,000- $60,000

What happens if a minor receives an inheritance or recovers damages in a lawsuit?

this money is the child’s to set aside in a bank account until he or she reaches adulthood

Explain the five steps in removing children from the family

What is a guardian ad litem?

What type of contract might a surrogate mother sign?

a contract in which she consents to the adoption of the child she carries by the couple and releases all parental rights