Across
- 1. A union of a man and a woman, both of whom should be of a marriageable age
- 5. An agreement that determines the financial rights and obligations of spouses (or future spouses)
- 6. The ongoing failure to meet a child's basic needs and is the most common form of child abuse A child may be left hungry or dirty, without adequate clothing, shelter, supervision, medical or health care.
- 7. An area of the law that deals with family-related matters and domestic relations
- 9. A lawyer who focuses on representing clients in a divorce and the issues related to divorce
- 13. A socially or ritually recognised union between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between them
- 15. An ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child following the end of a marriage or other relationship
- 17. A way of providing new families for children who cannot be brought up by their birth parents
- 18. A life partner in a marriage, civil union
Down
- 2. A person who has not yet reached the legal age
- 3. Committing of criminal acts or offences by a young person, especially one below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible
- 4. Property acquired after the parties are married
- 8. The right to provide day-to-day care for the child after divorce
- 10. Money that is earned from work, investments, business, etc.
- 11. The identity of a child's father
- 12. A set of laws and regulations related to family matters and domestic relations
- 14. Physical, emotional, or sexual harm to a child
- 16. The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body
