Family LawNature of Marriage and Marital Contracts; Marriage Requisites and Common Law Marriage; Cohabitation Without Marriage -- Heterosexual, Relationships and Same-Sex Unions; Husband and Wife; Divorce -- Status Issues; Divorce -- Financial Consequences; Parental Child Support Obligation; Child Custody; Parental Obligation of Care and Control, and the Juvenile Court System; Children's Rights; Legitimacy, Illegitimacy, and Paternity; Adoption; Procreation. |
Common terms and phrases
abuse acquired action alimony allow annulment antenuptial agreement awarded custody child custody child support circumstances cohabitation common law marriage community property Conflicts of Laws consent constitutional contract Court held criminal death defense dependent determination divorce decree doctrine earnings effect enforceable entitled equal protection equitable Example father federal filed gift ground for divorce guardian H appealed husband and wife immunity income intent invalid joint judicial jurisdiction legislation lived marital property married Marvin ment mental minor no-fault divorce parental rights parties partners payments person postnuptial agreements premarital agreement presumption prohibited proxy marriages public policy putative spouse reasonable remarry Result riage S.Ct same-sex marriage separate property separation agreement sexual spouse's statute statutory support obligation surname T]he terminated tion tort traditional Traditionally trial court typically U.S. Supreme Court UMDA unmarried UPAA upheld valid violation void voidable marriage W filed W₁ W₂ woman