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In
December 2001, the United States Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS) suspended U.S. adoptions
from Cambodia. (The INS has since become the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) part of the
Department of Homeland Security). Later, in January
2002, the Cambodian Foreign Ministry informed the U.S.
State Department that it
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Child Support Orders Enforced
through the UIFSA
The
prevalence of divorce and increased individual mobility
have given rise to problems in the enforcement of child
support orders. Enforcement was especially problematic
for those orders originally issued in another state. To
address these problems, the Uniform Reciprocal
Enforcement of Support Act (URESA) was drafted in 1950.
Later, in
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UMDA Standards for Modification of
Child Support
Although
the law with respect to child support modification
varies considerably by state, generally, before a court
will modify a child support order, the requesting parent
is often required to show that changed circumstances
legitimately warrant the modification. Without this
requirement, frequent, repeated and arbitrary requests
for modification would burden
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Divorce-Related Federal Income Tax
Principles
Prior
to filing for divorce, various federal tax
considerations should be reviewed due to their
potentially profound implications. Among the major
issues commonly covered in a divorce decree or agreement
are: alimony, sometimes referred to as "spousal" or
"separate maintenance" support; division of property;
and child support. Each has its
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Terms of the Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act
During
the 1990's, Internet usage soared in popularity as a
means of communication, marketing and commerce. Congress
and consumer groups became increasingly concerned about
the use of the Internet by children, especially the
consequences and implications of Web sites that target
children, while simultaneously collecting identifying
information. The ultimate result was
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