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head of household :: legal definition


Head of household - n. 1) in federal income tax law, the person filing a tax return who manages the household which has dependents such as children and/or other dependent relatives living in the home, but does not file on a joint return with a spouse. The calculation of taxes is somewhat more favorable to a head of household than to a person filing singly. 2) anyone who manages the affairs of the family living in a household, who need not be the husband/father or wife/mother, but could be a grandparent, uncle, aunt, son or daughter. 3) "head of family."


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ransom :: 1) n. money paid to a kidnapper in demand for the ... ive. See also: abduction kidnapping
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service of process :: n. the delivery of copies of legal documents such ... by publication substituted service
statute of limitations :: n. a law which sets the maximum period which one c ... ies. See also: demurrer laches toll
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heiress :: n. feminine heir, often used to denote a woman who ... in the "department store heiress."
heirs of the body :: n. descendants of one's bloodline, such as childre ... nal owner. See also: heir reversion
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