Questions tagged [marriage]
Questions about the legal issues of forming, ending and living within a marriage.
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What are the legal implications of a common-law marriage followed by a formal marriage?
A and B have been in a common law marriage for many years. A and C then apply for and receive a marriage license.
When A and C marry, what is the legal status of each marriage?
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Names on second marriage certificates in UK
Assuming a woman was married before and assumed her first husband’s name and never changed it back after her divorce, if she marries again, would the marriage certificate show her maiden name or the ...
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Is Web Wed legal?
My question is very simple: are marriages arranged through Web Wed legal? Specifically:
Are such marriages fully recognized in the United States?
With the apostille service, are such licences fully ...
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What is meant by the father and the bride test?
I have been watching a supreme court hearing, and there are certain things that I don't understand. I have also not been able to find what these things mean on the internet. I will ask them as ...
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Reservation category of people born out of inter-caste marriages
Background
In India there is reservation (for government employment and admissions etc) based on caste and income among other types.
For caste based reservation mainly following categories are there —
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May an F-2 visa holder marry inside the US with a US citizen/green card holder without ending the previous marriage?
If someone with F-2 visa status comes to the US, then wants to marry with a US citizen/green card holder, should he/she ends/gets divorce of his/her previous wife/husband even if their marriage ...
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In a divorce, in the case of a refinance, who pays for the refinance?
If my wife and I were getting a divorce and one of us wanted to keep the house and was buying the other out of their portion of the equity, being split 50/50, would the cost of the refinance of the ...
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How to find out if photocopying a marriage certificate is legal in my state?
For my insurance, I must submit a copy of my marriage certificate. The insurance specified that an unofficial photocopy would suffice, but also gave a warning that it is illegal to photocopy this in ...
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Can a marriage be dissolved between Alice and Bob under California law?
Alice is a national of Afghanistan, Bob is of Afghanistan and the U.S.. Bob gained U.S. citizenship as a result of having been in the employ of the U.S. military as a translator and subsequently ...
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Interim maintenance in case of void marriage
Can a woman in a void marriage claim maintenance under section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act of India, or has the supreme court of India stated that a woman in that situation may do so in any judgment?
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Is or was it a law that people (or females only?) who get divorced have to "keep" their last names which keep on "building up"?
I have many times heard jokes related to females who have "long" names, such as "Marianne Doe Smith Swensson O'Reilly And More Last Names Go Here", suggesting that they have been ...
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Is marital status from another country valid in the US?
If someone with F-2 visa status comes to the US with his/her spouse then wants to get married a US citizen, or green card holder in the US, should he/she get divorced from his/her spouse? Or is it not ...
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When sponsoring a spouse (UK visa), what do the various relationship types mean and how do they affect the application?
When making a visa application in the U.K. for a sponsor to invite a foreigner to marry there is a section in the application that asks "What is your relationship to SPONSOR'S NAME"? There ...
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Marriage contract "communauté de biens"
Alice marries Bob under the community of property ("communauté de biens") regime.
Alice brings in 100k€, Bob 50k€. Or it can be a joint possessed ("indivision") 150 k€ house, 100k€ ...
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Can a divorced spouse claim rights to a previous primary residence?
2010 year. My ex husband got a mortgage on a house. Down payment was paid by his father.
2014 year. I met my ex-husband for the first time. We got married the same year (there was a prenup).
2010 to ...
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Is not recognising a marriage based on gender of one person gender-based discrimination?
If a man A wants to marry B (a woman), their marriage will be recognised and certified by the authorities.
But if he wants to marry C (a man), their marriage will not not certified.
Is it gender-based ...
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Is marriage rejection on the basis of caste a criminal offence?
I am a Brahmin and my girlfriend is Schedule caste, and my parents are denying our marriage because of caste. Will it be considered a criminal offence under Indian caste discrimination law, if any?
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What is the legality of atheist marriage among consanguineous couples in India?
I am preparing an academic report on laws regarding incest in India. Hinduism law and both major schools under Islamic law consider sibling marriage void. A Special Marriage Act was introduced to ...
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Why does the female in a marriage usually get most of the belongings when they divorce?
I can imagine that this is true, but is it actually legally spelled out and motivated? Or is it just what tends to typically happen, for "other reasons"?
I've never been married and thus not ...
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Are Ontario municipalities allowed to stop issuing marriage licenses during COVID-19?
Some Ontario cities, such as Waterloo say on their website:
"Due to COVID-19, marriage licences will be suspended until further notice."
Here is a screenshot, in case the website changes.
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Can an incapacitated individual consent to marriage?
A friend was to be married on Saturday afternoon. He suffered a debilitating stroke Saturday morning.
Today he can respond to verbal prompts to move his left hand a bit.
This occurred in the USA in ...
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Power Of Attorney Over Mom: Step Children versus Biological Son
Backdrop: A Florida woman informally separates from her second husband. They have not lived together for years. The woman a mother had one sole biological son from a prior marriage. She was a step-...
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Home community and separate property
Say I buy a home that is worth 200k and I pay down 100k principal of the loan before marriage. After marriage I continue to pay the mortgage.
Is what I pay for the mortgage considered community ...
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What's the point of those "spousal privileges" if, as I understand it, no-one can be forced to give a meaningful testimony anyway?
I don't understand this concept called "spousal privilege". Regardless of whether a defendant is a wife or husband in relation to a potential witness, the latter can always refuse to say ...
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Why isn't infidelity considered a tort during divorce settlements?
I've always had the impression that the law is there to be fair and protect a disadvantaged party.
Let's say a partner in a marriage falls in love with someone else and divorces their current spouse. ...
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Do you automatically own half the IP created by your spouse?
https://twitter.com/richgel999/status/1334061416433807360
This Twitter thread raised an idea I'd never heard before: that in a marriage intellectual property is jointly owned by the spouses, which ...
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Can I successfully sue an online match making website for matching me with a fraudster? [closed]
Say I used a match making website to find a girl.
The website matched our personalities, likes, dislike, etc.
It turns out that this women is a fraud. She is drop dead beautiful, but her intention was ...
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Friend is getting a POA to allow marriage on his behalf in another country, is this legit?
Sorry if this is the wrong place but I'm concerned for my friend and want some advice.
My friend is from the UK, has a Colombian GF, they are due to get hitched very soon. However, he has told me that ...
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Can the "Promise of leaving country after studies", part of a student permit request be used to refuse a marriage?
This question concerns Switzerland, but I suppose this can apply to many countries with similar rules.
When a foreigner (non-CH or EU citizen) applies for a student (B) permit, this person has to ...
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How long do a man and a woman live together before they are considered common law married?
How long do a man and a woman live together before they are considered common law married in Dallas, Texas?
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Is It Legal to Marry a Jew?
Let's say an Eastern European woman is in Israel on a work visa and a Jewish man, for whatever reason, wants to marry her. Since it is practically speaking illegal to mix in Israel, could they ...
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Do ship captains have the authority to solemnize marriages?
I have seen some works of fiction portraying marriage ceremonies happening on ships, officiated by sea captains (such as a famous scene in the Disney movie At World's End).
Is this a tradition outside ...
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How does the legal system operate for dowry death in india?
Some article on dowry death in india.
dowry death
More than 7,600 women were killed or moved to suicide in 2015 as a result of dowry harassment by their husbands or families-in-law, according to India’...
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Update a dead person's situation in Italy - Who can do it?
My great-grandfather was born in Italy and emmigrated from there when he was 16 years old. He married and died in Brazil, and his daughter (also born in Brazil) is my grandmother.
To obtain an Italian ...
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What happens in Canada if a divorce invalidates in Iran?
Thank you for reading this and your help.
A man, let's say mr. X has divorced his wife (with some fraud) in Iran and move to Canada with a work permit.
The woman, let's name her Ms. Y, has ...
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My Girlfriend is Canadian and I'm American, we want marry, but she's not ready to live in th US
My girlfriend and I want to get married. She's Canadian but with the option of dual citizenship, she would live in Canada for a few more months until we have everything sorted in the United States, ...
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Can a Christian convert marry a non-Christian girl under Indian Christian Marriage Act?
I am a Christian in India who recently got converted from Hinduism. I am in love with a woman who's a Hindu. I was thinking about marrying her in the Church I am a member of, but she pointed out that ...
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Does spousal privilege apply in the case of criminal conspiracy?
My understanding is that attorney-client privilege does not apply if the attorney and client are conspiring to commit a crime. My understanding is the basis for nullification is the theory that the ...
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Void marriage petetion
Marsh married to suleka on 3rd Jan and this is a arranged marriage and it was forced family marriage for marsh. Again on next Feb Marsh registered perry who's his lover and both have forged witness ...
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Does spousal privilege extend to a suitor when CHURCH (catholic, baptist, free, et al) teachings are involved? [closed]
How can the legal system hurt one individual for following church teachings if both of them are of the same religion?
In War Games the quote "The only way to win is to not play the game" (let a ...
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Adoption niece and uncle marriage
Im needing some advice for my sister who is dead set on trying to figure out a way to try to marry her fiancee who is her uncle. But my sister is 29 yrs old and she was adopted in tx at 17 and ive ...
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Is a forced marriage which was performed abroad recognized in the United Kingdom?
My girlfriend is from the United Kingdom. A few months ago she was forced to marry another person and the entire thing was done in Pakistan. Will the marriage be recognized in the United Kingdom?
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How do I prevent my forced marriage?
I'm an 18 year old girl in Philippines studying in a college.
My father wanted me to marry to someone and already arranged it without even asking me. But I don't want to marry.
I'm 18 now, can law ...
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I'm a digital painter, will the art I make be 50% owned by my spouse after marriage?
If I make art like digital paintings, will my spouse own the original files? What about copies of the originals being sold? Is it possible that whatever I do with my creativity can be owned by my ...
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Remarriage after divorce
I just had a question about remarrying after a divorce. Is it legally required to show a divorce decree at the time of remarriage? Also how would it effect the marriage registration if one didn't ...
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Why doesn't the law allow a "test-drive" of a child bride before marriage? [closed]
I was just wondering, suppose a 40 year old man really loves a 15 year old girl and wants to marry her and the feeling is mutual between them. The parents of the girl give pre-approval for the couple ...
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What legal consequences might reasonably arise from marking marriage status on tax forms incorrectly?
I want to get married through a confidential marriage license (I'm a California resident), but I don't want my accountant to know (for annoying family reasons). If he later goes through my tax forms ...
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Can my sister-in-law be barred from my parents' will? [duplicate]
My sister-in-law is a horrible person, and I was wondering what would happen if my brother passed away after my parents' will was already executed. In the event my brother passed first, it's obvious I ...
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Marriage between two brothers and related situations
Incest (for example between a brother and sister) seems to be illegal in most countries. The main (and only?) argument for that is that there is a high probability that the children might be ...
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What legal protections exist for people entering into polyamorous relationships in the United States?
Polyamorous relationships exist when at least one partner in a relationship has additional partners. Consider the following hypothetical arrangement:
Person A is married to Person B.
Person B has a ...
