A bill to raise the age at which people can make their own medical decisions from 14 to 16 is headed to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for signature. It was approved by the Alabama Senate on Wednesday.

An arbitration and mediation body in Hyderabad offers a template for other such institutions, says P. Madhava Rao ...

"We have a few instances a year where 40- to 50-year-old men are marrying 16- to 17-year-old girls in the state of Texas," ...

A Florida appeals court has ruled that a state law that allows minors to get an abortion without their parents’ consent is ...

A joint stipulation is a written agreement between parties that is filed and submitted to the assigned judge for approval. Entering into a joint stipulation eliminates the need to go to court and have ...

A new law aimed at enhancing parental involvement in insurance decisions for minors is set to take effect later this ...

Two months after a 3-year-old was rescued from a nearby busy road after escaping from a Chester daycare, the state issued a final order to revoke ... daycare after child found wandering in road ...

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Marianna Michaelides and April Buxton, of the International Family Law Group LLP, look at the complex court orders that confirm with whom a child is to live and/or spend time. What is a child ...

Patelco agreed to a consent order from the state’s Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation that includes findings and recommendations first introduced to the credit union in November ...

Medical and dental practitioners can use this form to apply for consent to carry out medical or dental treatment for a person represented by the Public Guardian, if there is a guardianship order in ...