The term public law litigation‘ was first prominently used by American academic, Abram Chayes[1980], to describe the practice of lawyers or public-spirited individuals who seek to precipitate social change through court-ordered decrees that reform legal rules, enforce existing laws and articulate public norms....
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One or more members of a class may sue or be sued as representative parties on behalf of all if: 1. the class is so numerous that joinder of all members, whether otherwise required or permitted, is impracticable; 2. there are...
Constitution of the State of New York Abandoned Property Law – ABP Agriculture and Markets Law – AGM Alcoholic Beverage Control Law – ABC Alternative County Government Law – ACG Arts and Cultural Affairs Law – ACA Banking Law...
The term “career education” means organized educational programs offering a sequence of courses which are directly related to the preparation of individuals in paid or unpaid employment in current or emerging occupations requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced...
The term “child of compulsory school age” means any child between six and sixteen years of age lawfully required to attend upon instruction.
Alimony— (1) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, the court may grant alimony to either party, which alimony may be bridge-the-gap, rehabilitative, durational, or permanent in nature or any combination of these forms of alimony. In any award of...
(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Uniform Premarital Agreement Act” and this section applies only to proceedings under the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure. (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Premarital agreement” means an agreement...
“Support order” means a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary or final, issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or administrative agency for the support and maintenance of a child which provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages, or...
“Income” means any form of payment to an individual, regardless of source, including, but not limited to: wages, salary, commissions and bonuses, compensation as an independent contractor, worker’s compensation, disability benefits, annuity and retirement benefits, pensions, dividends, interest, royalties,...
(1) When a road, constructed by a county, a municipality, or the Department of Transportation, has been maintained or repaired continuously and uninterruptedly for 4 years by the county, municipality, or the Department of Transportation, jointly or severally, the road...
A cause of action accrues when the last element constituting the cause of action occurs. For the purposes of suit, the last element constituting a cause of action on an obligation or liability founded on a negotiable or nonnegotiable...
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