Family law. In interstate child-custody disputes governed by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, jurisdiction based on the child’s having been a resident of the state for at least six consecutive months immediately before the commencement of the suit. See HOME STATE.
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home state. Family law. In an interstate child-custody dispute governed by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, the state where a child has lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least six consecutive months immediately before the proceeding. See home-state jurisdiction under JURISDICTION.
United States Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia 《美国顺势疗法药典》
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A homestead created by a probate court from a decedent’s estate for the benefit of the decedent’s surviving spouse and minor children. • Under most statutes providing for the creation of a probate homestead, it is exempt from forced sale for the collection of decedent’s debts. The family can remain in the home at least
Farmers’ Home Administration. An agency, formerly in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, responsible for making mortgages and insuring loans to farmers and for funding rural public-works projects. • The agency was abolished in 1994, and its functions were assumed by other agencies in the Department. — Abbr. FmHA; FHA. [Cases: United States 53(7). C.J.S. United
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Uniform Interstate Juvenile Compact. An agreement that regulates the treatment of juveniles who are not under proper supervision or control, or who have run away or escaped, and who are likely to endanger their own or others’ health, morals, or welfare. • The Compact is relied on by the state to transport juvenile runaways back
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United States Coast Guard. A military service and armed-forces branch that enforces the federal laws applicable to waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction, administers laws and promulgates regulations for the safety of lives and property on waters under U.S. jurisdiction, carries out maritime rescue operations, performs oceanographic research, and at times serves as a specialized branch
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home rule. A state legislative provision or action allocating a measure of autonomy to a local government, conditional on its acceptance of certain terms. Cf. LOCAL OPTION. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 65. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 122, 140–141, 143.] “Home rule in the United States was sometimes envisioned in its early days as giving the cities
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. A unit office in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development responsible for informing the public about the dangers of lead poisoning, esp. by lead-based paint; developing methods of detection and abatement; encouraging states and local governments to develop prevention programs; and implementing the Department’s Healthy
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United States Customs Service. An agency in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for collecting import duties on goods, wares, and merchandise, and for enforcing customs and related laws. • The Customs Service was created in 1863. 12 Stat. 665. It was transferred from the Department of the Treasury in 2003. — Also termed
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