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;gainful employment:Steady work for pay. In family law, a dependant ~~spouse~~ usually has a duty to find gainful employment and become self-sufficient following the breakdown of a relationship. Under certain circumstances, a failure to find gainful employment may justify the termination of spousal support.

;gainful employment:Steady work for pay. In family law, a dependant party usually has a duty to find "gainful employment" and become self-sufficient following the breakdown of a relationship. Under certain circumstances, a failure to find gainful employment may justify the termination of spousal support. See "Dependant" and Spousal Support."

;gift:A voluntary transfer of property from one person to another, without expectation of payment or reward. True gifts do not usually qualify as family assets, making them exempt from division between spouses.

;gift:A voluntary transfer of property from one person to another, without expectation of payment or reward. True gifts do not usually qualify as family assets, making them exempt from division between spouses. See “Donee,” “Donor” and “Family Assets.”

;good faith:Acting in an honest, truthful, open and fair manner, without the intent to deceive or defraud. Also known by the Latin phrase ''bona fide''.

;good faith:Acting in an honest, truthful, open and fair manner, without the intent to deceive or defraud. Also known by the Latin phrase bona fide. See “Bad Faith.”

;guardian:A person charged with the care of someone under a legal disability. In family law, a guardian has the right to ~~instruct~~ and receive information from the people involved ~~with~~ the care ~~of his or her~~ child, such as doctors and teachers~~, the~~ obligation to make arrangements for the necessities of the child’s life, and the right and obligation to make important decisions about how that child grows up.

;guardian:A person charged with the legal care of someone under a legal disability. In family law, a guardian has the right to give instructions to and receive information from the people involved in the care a child, such as doctors and teachers. Guardians also have an obligation to make arrangements for the necessities of the child’s life, and the right and obligation to make important decisions about how that child grows up. See "Disability."

;guardianship:In family law, being charged with the legal care of a child's person and ~~estate~~.

;guardian ad litem:A person conducting a legal action on behalf of someone under a legal disability, as if they were that person. Also called a "Litigation Guardian." See "Disability."

;guardianship of the estate:In family law, being charged with the legal care of a child's assets, usually with the power to use and dispose of those assets for the benefit of the child. See “Guardian.”

;guardianship of the person:In family law, being charged with the legal care of a child's person, with the power to make decisions about such things as the child's schooling, religious instruction and medical care. See “Guardian.”

;Guidelines:See "Child Support Guidelines" or "Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines."

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-;gainful employment:Steady work for pay. In family law, a dependant spouse usually has a duty to find gainful employment and become self-sufficient following the breakdown of a relationship. Under certain circumstances, a failure to find gainful employment may justify the termination of spousal support.
+;gainful employment:Steady work for pay. In family law, a dependant party usually has a duty to find "gainful employment" and become self-sufficient following the breakdown of a relationship. Under certain circumstances, a failure to find gainful employment may justify the termination of spousal support. See "Dependant" and Spousal Support."
-;gift:A voluntary transfer of property from one person to another, without expectation of payment or reward. True gifts do not usually qualify as family assets, making them exempt from division between spouses.
+;gift:A voluntary transfer of property from one person to another, without expectation of payment or reward. True gifts do not usually qualify as family assets, making them exempt from division between spouses. See “Donee,” “Donor” and “Family Assets.”
-;good faith:Acting in an honest, truthful, open and fair manner, without the intent to deceive or defraud. Also known by the Latin phrase ''bona fide''.
+;good faith:Acting in an honest, truthful, open and fair manner, without the intent to deceive or defraud. Also known by the Latin phrase bona fide. See “Bad Faith.”
-;guardian:A person charged with the care of someone under a legal disability. In family law, a guardian has the right to instruct and receive information from the people involved with the care of his or her child, such as doctors and teachers, the obligation to make arrangements for the necessities of the child’s life, and the right and obligation to make important decisions about how that child grows up.
+;guardian:A person charged with the legal care of someone under a legal disability. In family law, a guardian has the right to give instructions to and receive information from the people involved in the care a child, such as doctors and teachers. Guardians also have an obligation to make arrangements for the necessities of the child’s life, and the right and obligation to make important decisions about how that child grows up. See "Disability."
-;guardianship:In family law, being charged with the legal care of a child's person and estate.
+;guardian ad litem:A person conducting a legal action on behalf of someone under a legal disability, as if they were that person. Also called a "Litigation Guardian." See "Disability."
+;guardianship of the estate:In family law, being charged with the legal care of a child's assets, usually with the power to use and dispose of those assets for the benefit of the child. See “Guardian.”
+;guardianship of the person:In family law, being charged with the legal care of a child's person, with the power to make decisions about such things as the child's schooling, religious instruction and medical care. See “Guardian.”
+;Guidelines:See "Child Support Guidelines" or "Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines."
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