| Parental Liability for a Minor's Torts |
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| A parent may be liable for a minor's torts. The parent may be found liable if the parent was negligent in their actions. The parent may be liable for an injury inflicted by the minor, if the injury was the natural and probable consequence of the parent's negligent act. The injury should be reasonably foreseeable due to the parent's negligence. More... |
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| Paternity Fraud |
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| Paternity fraud occurs when a mother or alleged father acts in a deceitful manner to either establish paternity or to show that paternity does not exist. For example, the mother may place an alleged father's name on a birth certificate who is not the biological father. The mother or alleged father may also tamper with the paternity test results. More... |
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| Actions between Spouses or Domestic Partners for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress |
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| Virtually every state recognizes intentional infliction of emotional distress as a civil tort. Most states have adopted the definition of the tort that provides no physical injury need be shown, but the plaintiff must show severe emotional or mental distress caused by the defendant's ''outrageous'' intentional or reckless conduct.More... |
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| Cohabitation Agreements |
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| A cohabitation agreement is an understanding between two unmarried persons who live together as to how they have agreed to treat their individual assets and how they agree to manage, control, acquire and dispose of assets in the event the relationship terminates. The advantage of a cohabitation agreement is that, if properly drawn, it will reduce the stresses that would be involved if the cohabitation relationship terminates.
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| Planning for a Disabled Child |
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| There are many parents that have children with disabilities. It is important for those parents to plan for the care of their children when the parents are no longer living. Often times, when parental death occurs the responsibility of the disabled child falls on the siblings, other family members, or the community.
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