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An order of the court that delays or postpones another order of the court in whole or in part. … [Read more...] about STAY ORDER

The legal adoption of a child by a stepparent, living in the same household with the child's parent. This may require the consent of the child's noncustodial parent unless the parent is dead or missing or has abandoned the child. … [Read more...] about STEPPARENT ADOPTION

The suspension of an action. 2. Proceedings are stayed absolutely or conditionally. 3. 1. They are peremptorily stayed when the plaintiff is wholly incapacitated from suing; as, for example, when the plaintiff is not the holder, nor beneficially interested in a bill on which he has brought his action; or when the plaintiff admits in writing, that he has no cause of action; or … [Read more...] about STAYING PROCEEDINGS

Property transferred through inheritance can receive special treatment for tax purposes. The basis or the value of the property used for a new owner that is given pursuant to inheritance may be the market value of the property when acquired at the time of death rather than the original cost of acquisition by the testator, resulting in less gain due to the higher … [Read more...] about STEPPED UP BASIS

To commit theft or larceny, to wrongfully take property that belongs to another without the intent of returning the property and keeping it indefinitely. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition This term is commonly used in Indictments for larceny, ("take, steal, and carry away,") and denotes the commission of theft. But In popular usage, "stealing" seems to be a wider … [Read more...] about STEAL