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For the social and interpersonal aspects of marriage, see Marriage.
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Family law
Family
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Types of marriages
Cohabitation
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Prenuptial agreement
Matrimonial regime
Void and Voidable marriages
Annulment
Marriageable age
Sham marriage
Amatonormativity
Dissolution of marriages
Divorce
Adultery
Grounds for divorce
No-fault divorce
Matrimonial Causes Act
Legal separation
Alimony
Parenting plan
Residence [UK (EW and NI)]
Parental rights
Custody evaluator (US)
Parenting coordinator (US)
Children's issues
Paternity
DNA paternity testing
Legitimacy
Child custody
Legal guardian
Adoption
Tender years doctrine
Filial responsibility
Contact & visitation
CAFCASS [UK (EW)]
Grandparent visitation
UN Rights of the Child
Children's rights
Emancipation
Foster care
Ward
Child support
Paper abortion
Paternal rights and abortion
List of child abuse cases featuring long-term detention
Private international law
Private international law
Divorce
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Hague Convention (adoption)
International child abduction
Hague Convention (child abduction)
Hague Convention (maintenance)
Family and criminal code (or criminal law)
Bigamy
Child abuse
CPS (US)
Child selling
Domestic violence
Incest
Legality of incest
Parental child abduction
Paternity fraud
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Marriage law is the legal requirements, an aspect of family law, that determine the validity of a marriage, and which vary considerably among countries.
Marriagelaw is the legal requirements, an aspect of family law, that determine the validity of a marriage, and which vary considerably among countries...
(if any), and between them and their in-laws. It is nearly a cultural universal, but the definition of marriage varies between cultures and religions,...
marriage recognize cousin marriages performed in other states, but despite occasional claims that this holds true in general, laws also exist that explicitly...
Africa is recognized for customary marriages. The Supreme Court also ruled that Muslim marriages performed under Sharia law are valid. Sudan Togo Tanzania...
Australian MarriageLaw Postal Survey was a national survey by the Australian Government designed to gauge support for legalising same-sex marriage in Australia...
legally recognized. However, marriages performed abroad or remotely from Israel must be registered by the government. Matrimonial law is based on the millet...
laws of many jurisdictions set out the degree of consanguinity prohibited among sexual relations and marriage parties. Supporters of cousin marriage where...
The Second MarriageLaw, or Revised MarriageLaw (RML), of 1980 is a revised law of the New MarriageLaw of 1950. The law was revised and led by Chinese...
In Mesopotamian marriagelaw, marriage was regarded as a legal contract, and divorce as its breakup were similarly affected by official procedures. Naranjo...
have married under covenant marriagelaw. As of the 2015 nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage, covenant marriages now can be contracted by either...
Forced marriage is a marriage in which one or more of the parties is married without their consent or against their will. A marriage can also become a...
jurisdictions, common-lawmarriages and marriage by cohabitation and representation are also recognized. These do not require a marriage license. There are...
state and territory, either by statute or where the common law applies. The general marriage age (lacking authorization for an exception, so without the...
and Marriages" or similar, and marriage certificates are issued by these agencies. Under Federal law, a certificate is issued at the time of marriage by...
underage marriages. Marriagelaws have changed considerably in the United States over time, including the removal of bans on interracial marriage and same-sex...
Ages, under English civil laws derived from Roman laws, marriages before the age of 16 existed. In Imperial China, child marriage was the norm. In contrast...
handed down through the generations. Marriage in ancient Rome was a strictly monogamous institution: under Roman law, a Roman citizen, whether male or female...
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Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. Levirate marriage has been practiced...