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family trust.See TRUST.[Blacks Law 8th]

Family Support Act of 1988.A federal statute requiring states to develop and implement child-support guidelines. 42 USCA § 667. See CHILD-SUPPORT GUIDELINES .[Blacks Law 8th]

family support.A combined award of child support and alimony that does not apportion the amount of each.[Blacks Law 8th]

family shelter.See women’s shelter under SHELTER.[Blacks Law 8th]

family settlement.See FAMILY ARRANGEMENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

family-purpose rule.Torts. The principle that a vehicle’s owner is liable for injuries or damage caused by a family member’s negligent driving. • Many states have abolished this rule. — Also termed family-purpose doctrine; family-automobile doctrine; family-car doctrine. Cf. GUEST STATUTE. [Cases: Automobiles 195(5). C.J.S. Motor Vehicles § 843.] “A number of jurisdictions have adopted the…

family reunification.See REUNIFICATION.[Blacks Law 8th]

family partnership.See PARTNERSHIP.[Blacks Law 8th]

family of nations.Int’l law. The community of countries to which international law applies. • This term is now obsolescent. It is increasingly rejected as Eurocentric. “ ‘The family of nations’ is an aggregate of States which, as the result of their historical antecedents, have inherited a common civilisation, and are at a similar level of…

family of marks.Trademarks. A group of trademarks that share a recognizable characteristic so that they are recognized by consumers as identifying a single source. • An example of a family of marks is the variety of marks beginning with Mc- and identifying items served at McDonald’s restaurants.[Blacks Law 8th]