Where a domestic partner of another legally adopts the child of the other partner as if that partner was also a parent. … [Read more...]

The land for the beneficial enjoyment of which the right exists is called the dominant heritage, and the owner or occupier thereof the dominant owner; the land on which the liability is imposed is called the servient heritage, and the owner or occupier thereof the servient owner. … [Read more...]

The area of law dealing with the familial relationships between people which typically refers to issues of separation, e.g. divorce, child custody, child support, division of marital property. … [Read more...]

A term used in the civil and Scotch law, and thence in ours, relating to servitudes, meaning the tenement or subject in favor of which the service is constituted; as the tenement over which the servitude extends is called the "servient tenement". … [Read more...]

Refers to a situation between two people who have a familiar or familial relationship, where one party uses violence to hurt or harm the other. The relationship ranges from marriage down to persons who are merely dating. Crimes of physical violence, sexual assault and emotional abuse are typical charges in a domestic violence claim. … [Read more...]