In General, Under U.S. Laws

question 72

Multiple Choice

In general, under U.S. laws

• A)stepparents do not have the same legal obligations to stepchildren as they do to biological children.
• B)stepparents who divorce the biological parent have the same legal rights to custody and visitation of their stepchildren as biological parents.
• C)stepparents who divorce the biological parent have a legal obligation to pay child support.
• D)stepchildren have the right of inheritance in the event of the stepparent's death.

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Strategies and approaches aimed at minimizing the negative health, social, and legal impacts associated with behavior, such as drug use, that cannot be completely stopped.

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