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  2. Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes - Wikipedia

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    The Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are the official compilation of session laws enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. [1] Pennsylvania is undertaking its first official codification process. [2] [3] It is published by the Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau [4] (PALRB or LRB). [5] Volumes of Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes ...

  3. Uniform Parentage Act - Wikipedia

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    The Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) is a legislative act originally promulgated in 1973 by the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws.The 1973 original version of the act was created to address the need for new state legislation, because at the time the bulk of the law on the subject of children born out of wedlock was unconstitutional or led to doubt. [1]

  4. Child custody laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the decades leading up to the 1970s child custody battles were rare, and in most cases the mother of minor children would receive custody. [5] Since the 1970s, as custody laws have been made gender-neutral, contested custody cases have increased as have cases in which the children are placed in the primary custody of the father.

  5. List of shared parenting legislation - Wikipedia

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    Unlike House Bill 492, this bill added, among the factors for consideration, a factored regarding if the court makes a finding that one of the parties committed domestic violence. House Bill 528 passed the Kentucky Senate by unanimous vote and the Kentucky House by an 81-2 vote. It was signed into law on 26 April 2018 by Governor Matt Bevin. [21]

  6. Joint custody (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In joint physical custody both parents are custodial parents and neither parent is a non-custodial parent. [2] [6] Joint custody is distinct from sole custody. In sole physical custody, the child's lives primarily in the home of one parent while the children may have visitation with the other parent. In sole legal custody, one parent is ...

  7. Child support in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Statute §§ 40-4-11.1 to -11.6, [70] based on the Income Shares model [13] Child Support Enforcement Division [71] New York Domestic Relations Law. § 240(1-b), [72] and articles 4, 5, 5A, and 5B of the Family Court Act, based on the Income Shares model [13] Division of Child Support Enforcement [73] North Carolina

  8. Pennsylvania Statutes at Large - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania Session Laws is an 18 volume collection of laws Province and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1809. [1] The first volume was published electronically in 2001; volumes 2 to 18 printed in the years spanning 1896 to 1915. [2] Volume I Volume II (1700-1712) Volume III (1712-1724) Volume IV (1724-1744) Volume V (1744-1759)

  9. Tender years doctrine - Wikipedia

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    Caroline Norton, the person who initiated the tender years doctrine. The tender years doctrine is a legal principle in family law since the late 19th century. In common law, it presumes that during a child's "tender" years (generally regarded as the age of four and under), the mother should have custody of the child.