Welcome to the Laws section of the Heritage Map. On this page, you can compare and contrast the laws of the fifty states concerning the family. The fewer family protections a state has, the darker it is shaded.
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CALIFORNIA | ![]() |
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COLORADO | ![]() |
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DELAWARE | ![]() |
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FLORIDA | ![]() |
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GEORGIA | ![]() |
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HAWAII | ![]() |
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IDAHO | ![]() |
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ILLINOIS | ![]() |
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INDIANA | ![]() |
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IOWA | ![]() |
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KANSAS | ![]() |
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KENTUCKY | ![]() |
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LOUISIANA | ![]() |
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MAINE | ![]() |
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MARYLAND | ![]() |
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MASSACHUSETTS | ![]() |
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MICHIGAN | ![]() |
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MINNESOTA | ![]() |
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MISSOURI | ![]() |
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MONTANA | ![]() |
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NEBRASKA | ![]() |
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NEW JERSEY | ![]() |
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NEW YORK | ![]() |
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NORTH CAROLINA | ![]() |
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NORTH DAKOTA | ![]() |
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OHIO | ![]() |
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OKLAHOMA | ![]() |
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PENNSYLVANIA | ![]() |
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SOUTH CAROLINA | ![]() |
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SOUTH DAKOTA | ![]() |
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TENNESSEE | ![]() |
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TEXAS | ![]() |
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UTAH | ![]() |
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VERMONT | ![]() |
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VIRGINIA | ![]() |
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WASHINGTON | ![]() |
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WISCONSIN | ![]() |
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WYOMING | ![]() |
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