Chapter 13 - Citizenship and the Family Flashcards
delayed marriage
to marry at an older age
remarriage
one or both of the partners has been married before
blended families
parents have children from a previous marriage that they bring into the new marriage
two-income families
both partners work
single parent families
families with only one parent
family law
the legal regulation of marriage and divorce
child abuse
the mental, physical, or sexual mistreatment of a child
foster home
family is unrelated to a child by blood, but who agree to act as the child’s caregivers
guardian
a person appointed by a state court to look after a child (or an adult or who is unable to care for him/herself)
adopt
to legally establish a child as one’s own
divorce
a legal ending of a marriage
no-fault divorce
the marriage has problems that cannot be resolved but NO one is to BLAME
budget
a plan of income and spending
fixed expense
expenses that occur REGULARLY
