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Law Chapter 12

TermDefinition
Adoption Legal process that permanently terminates a child's legal rights and duties toward their biological parents and transfers them to adoptive parents.
Alimony Legal obligation requiring one spouse to make payments to the other for financial support after a divorce.
Annulment Legal procedure that declares a marriage or void, treating it as if it never legally existed.
Bigamist Person who enters into a valid second marriage while a previous, legally binding marriage still exists and has not been dissolved.
Child Custody When a parent, guardian, or third party has the right to make decisions for and provide care for a minor child under age 18.
Child Support When parent to pay for a child’s basic living expenses, including food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and education.
Civil Union Legally recognized relationship between two people that provides state-level benefits and responsibilities similar to marriage.
Common-law marriage Marriage formed without a license, ceremony, or officiant.
Dissolution Formal termination, cancellation, or ending of a legal relationship, entity, or contract.
Divorce Dissolution of a valid marriage by a court order, which terminates the marital union, restores both parties to single status.
Marital Consortium Legal right to the companionship, affection, sexual relations, and assistance that one spouse provides to the other.
Marriage A union between a man and a woman.
No-fault divorce Dissolution of marriage where neither spouse is required to prove wrongdoing or blame the other for the relationship's end
Prenuptial Agreement Agreement made by a couple before they marry concerning the ownership of their respective assets should the marriage fail.
Separation Action or state of moving or being moved apart.
Void Marriage Union that is invalid from its inception, considered never to have existed in the eyes of the law.
Voidable Marriage Marriage that can be annulled by a court at the request of one party.
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