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Family Law in the United States: A Practical Guide for Everyday Families Family law in the United States is mostly state law, so the exact rules depend on your state,...

Family law in Canada covers separation, divorce, parenting, child support, spousal support, and property division, with rules split between federal law (Divorce Act) and provincial or territorial laws. You do...

Most family issues in Singapore (marriage, divorce, custody, maintenance, family violence) are governed by the Women's Charter and handled by the Family Justice Courts (FJC); Muslim marriages and divorces generally...

Family matters in the UAE are mainly handled by the Personal Status Courts, applying Islamic Sharia for Muslims and a separate civil family law framework for non-Muslims and many expatriates....

Australian family law is federal and mainly governed by the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), handled by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA). You can usually apply...

Family law regulates how marriages, partnerships, parent-child relationships, and separations are created, managed, and ended, including money, property, and decision-making for children. Most courts decide family disputes using a "best...

Thailand is an employee-protective jurisdiction: most employees are covered by the Labour Protection Act and cannot be dismissed at will without correct procedure and payments. Written employment contracts are strongly...

The main law on employment in the Philippines is the Labor Code, as amended by later statutes such as the Batas Kasambahay, the OSH Law, and the Anti-Age Discrimination Law,...

Most Australian workplaces are covered by the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), National Employment Standards (NES) and a modern award or enterprise agreement that set minimum pay and conditions. Strict...

Most U.S. workers are at-will, but you still have strong rights against discrimination, retaliation, wage theft, unsafe work, and certain unfair firings. Key federal laws include Title VII, FLSA, ADA,...

Most employees in Germany enjoy strong statutory protection, especially against unfair dismissal, under laws like the Civil Code (BGB) and Protection Against Dismissal Act (KSchG). You usually must act very...

Employment in Canada is regulated by a mix of federal and provincial/territorial laws; only about 6-10% of workers fall under the federal Canada Labour Code, and everyone else is covered...

Most employment relationships in Turkey are governed by Labour Law No. 4857 and the Turkish Code of Obligations, with strong protection on termination, overtime, and severance pay. Standard weekly working...

The main law for private-sector employment on the UAE mainland is Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations and its Executive Regulations (Cabinet Resolution No....

Most employment rights in South Africa come from the Labour Relations Act (LRA), the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), the Employment Equity Act (EEA), and the National Minimum Wage...

Employment and labor law regulates how work is offered, performed, paid, and ended, protecting both workers and employers and setting minimum standards that contracts usually cannot waive. Most systems limit...

Most UK workplace rights (unfair dismissal, redundancy pay, family leave) apply only to "employees", while "workers" have limited rights and the genuinely self-employed have very few. Employers must give employees...

Most accident and injury claims in the Philippines are based on the Civil Code (quasi-delict / negligence), with 4-year general prescriptive periods but shorter deadlines for claims against government agencies...

Most accident and injury claims in Turkey are based on fault under the Turkish Code of Obligations, with strict rules for traffic and workplace accidents. General time limit is 2...

Report accidents immediately - call 999 and obtain an official police report. For minor Dubai traffic incidents, you can generate a report via the Dubai Police app. Core deadlines: insurance...