Define: Parent or Parents

How is Parent or Parents defined in a legal contract?

• Parent or Parents means natural blood parents or adopted parents, including step parents, or individuals who have acted as a parent to a person for a minimum of one year, prior to their service in the United States military. Seen in 5 SEC filings
• Parent or Parents means a natural or adoptive parent, a legal guardian, an individual acting as a parent (such as a grandparent or stepparent with whom a child lives, or an individual legally responsible for a child's welfare), a foster parent, or an appointed surrogate parent. Seen in 4 SEC filings
• Parent or Parents means the natural or adoptive parents of a child. Seen in 3 SEC filings
• Parent or Parents means the natural or adoptive mother or father of a child. Seen in 2 SEC filings
• Parent or Parents means any biological parent of an Indian child, or an Indian individual who has legally adopted an Indian child, in accordance with tribal law or custom. It does not include a biological father who hasn't acknowledged or established their paternity. Seen in 2 SEC filings
• Parent or Parents means the natural or adoptive mother or father of a child. Seen in 2 SEC filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

Parent or Parents means the natural, adoptive, or surrogate mother or father, including step-parents and legal guardians, of a child.

Relevant Contract Types

• Child Custody Agreements
• Adoption Agreements
• Guardianship Agreements

Relevant Circumstances

• Cases of adoption where the adoptive parents take on legal parental roles
• In custody disputes where determination of who is a parent is necessary
• Where a legal guardian is taking parental responsibility

Relevant Sectors

• Family Law
• Child Welfare

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Genie Definition 2

Parent or Parents means any individual acting as a parent to a child under [Governing Law], regardless of biological relation.

Relevant Contract Types

• Foster Care Agreements
• Step-Parent Adoption Agreements

Relevant Circumstances

• In situations where an individual is acting as a parent but has no biological relation to the child
• In foster care situations where parental responsibilities are assigned to non-biological parents

Relevant Sectors

• Family Law
• Social Services

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