Questions tagged [marriage]
Questions about the legal issues of forming, ending and living within a marriage.
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Has any country legislated a marital age disparity limit?
Most countries have age minimums for marriage, but do any countries (currently or historically) have laws prohibiting too large a marital age disparity?
By "age disparity" I mean the ...
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What is the legal test in India for distinguishing dowries from expensive voluntary wedding gifts?
How does the Indian legal system differentiate/interpret if a gift at marriage is a dowry (contrary to the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, as amended) or a voluntary gift?
Are there any limits on the ...
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What happens if you enter a polygamous relationship in a country where it is legal, then go to a country where it is illegal?
Say Alice legally marries Bob & Charlie in a country where polygamous relationships are legal. They then (attempt to?) go to a country where polygamous relationships are not legal. What happens to ...
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Are there any differences between post-nuptial and pre-nuptial agreements?
My question asks whether there are any differences between post-nuptial and pre-nuptial agreements outside of "when it gets signed". In particular:
Are there legal differences between post-...
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Generalized marriage contracts
I am wondering this from the point of view of intentional and national laws.
Is there anything in the constitutions of counties that states that... two people need to be into a marriage contract for ...
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In common law marriage jurisdictions, how does the law view a divorced couple who continue cohabiting?
Questions about common-law marriage usually centers on when it's recognized, where it's recognized, and even things like whether the parties in one can deny its existence.
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What is the convention in Mexico for how two last names should be presented on a birth certificate?
Does Mexico have a conventional system for how a first and second last name should be listed for each parent on a birth certificate?
For example, if parent's name was Diego Garcia-Hernandez, Garcia is ...
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Could a post-nuptial agreement be devised where both partners parental inheritance is excluded from being considered marital assets?
Imagine two people from very wealthy families getting married. They get pressured into getting married outside the communion of goods from their parents. Both partners are not unhappy with the what is ...
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Are prenups legally binding in England?
I have read that prenup agreements are not legally binding in England. Is this correct?
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Is it illegal for a client to tell a lawyer that they are single even if they have a girlfriend?
A client wants to get legal advice about what marriage legally involves before getting married. To achieve this, they try to make an appointment with a family lawyer to ask several questions, but all ...
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Is age of consent ignored in a child marriage?
When a fifteen-year-old gets married, would it no longer be statutory rape if her husband chose to have intercourse with her (consensually)? I couldn't really find a clear answer online.
I am of ...
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Is there any law that prohibits polygyny in the USA or Germany? [duplicate]
By polygyny, I mean religiously marrying more than one woman by a man.
Some religions allow marrying more than one woman. E.g., Islam, Mormonism, etc.
Is there any law that prohibits polygyny in the ...
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What happens when a wedding ceremony is performed in Ohio, but the couple has no marriage license?
I recently officiated a wedding for a couple in Ohio. After the ceremony I asked them for the marriage license so I could sign it, however, they told me that they had failed to obtain a license. I ...
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Can a bigamist be sued in civil court and if so, what would be the reason?
Bigamy is a criminal offense, meaning that if a bigamist is sued it will be by the state. But let's say the "second spouse" (or first one) wanted to sue the person in civil court.
Could they?...
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Can you be prosecuted for bigamy if you enter into common-law marriage-like polyamorous situation?
As far as I know, bigamy is illegal (and you can be prosecuted for it) anywhere in USA.
Now, imagine that a polyamorous throuple (3 people in a relationship) is formed, and acts, in perfect unison (e....
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