Family
- Title
- Family
- Description
- Family refers to a group of people who are connected by birth or law, such as through marriage or adoption. This is a legal definition and does not take into account the complexities of kinship and family groups that fall outside of this definition. Throughout U.S. history, family and kinship were key determining characteristics in crucial legal statuses like citizenship, freedom, immigration, and tribal citizenship.
- Item sets
- Legal Concepts
- Title
- Family
- Description
- Family refers to a group of people who are connected by birth or law, such as through marriage or adoption. This is a legal definition and does not take into account the complexities of kinship and family groups that fall outside of this definition. Throughout U.S. history, family and kinship were key determining characteristics in crucial legal statuses like citizenship, freedom, immigration, and tribal citizenship.
- Item sets
- Legal Concepts