Prenuptial Agreement
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Marriage for Better and for Worse.
While the September 11 terrorist attack has changed many families forever, it has reminded some of the importance of marriage in bad times as well as good. The vivid September 11 picture of conflict has caused many previously seeking divorce to now s ...   More details

Marriage in Favorable Parliamentary Hands.
Three Canadian Parliament members leading the Justice Committee study of the country's marriage laws are each on record endorsing marriage as an exclusively male-female union. Though each have promised to keep an open mind in the upcoming discussions ...   More details

Marriage or No Marriage - Planning is Paramount.
When anticipating marriage, the happy couple can avoid future problems by having the foresight to do some pre-planning. This may or may not include a prenuptial contract. Prenuptial contracts go hand in hand with estate planning as both contemplate m ...   More details

Marriage Requirements - Basic.
The requirements for marriage vary somewhat from state to state, but basically involve a marriage license and a ceremony (religious or civil).
 
When two people agree to marry, they are creating a contract--an exchange of promises. The mar ...   More details

Marriage Requirements - Blood Test and/or Exam.
Many states require couples to have blood tests before they can receive a marriage license. Such tests may check for many types of venereal or other communicable diseases. Most states do not require testing for AIDS.
 
The purpose of such ...   More details

Marriage Requirements - Capacity to consent.
Marriage requires two consenting people. If either person cannot or does not understand what it means to be married (due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, or other factors affecting judgment), then that person does not have the capacity to consent a ...   More details

Marriage Requirements - Minimum Age.
In most states you must be 18 to marry without parental consent. With such consent, many states allow marriage at a younger age, typically 16. In some states, due to special circumstances such as pregnancy or the birth of a child, the courts may allo ...   More details

Marriage Requirements - Opposite Sexes.
In all states except Hawaii, couples must be of the opposite sex to form a valid marriage. Recently, the state courts in Hawaii decided a marriage license couldn’t be denied based on the sex of the applicants. This decision was considered a milestone ...   More details

Marriage Requirements - Other Requirements and Restrictions.
Both parties must be free of previous marriage to secure a license for remarriage. The licensing clerk may require proof that the earlier marriage ended by death, divorce, or annulment.
 
Bigamy (two spouses) and polygamy (multiple spouses ...   More details

Marriages, which began later in the twentieth century, did not last as long.
How long do marriages last? The retrospective data from the SIPP help track the longevity of marriages that were entered into over the past several decades.8 Table 2 and Figure 1 show that the proportions of both men and women reaching various annive ...   More details