a legal process that permanently terminates the parental rights of a child’s birth parents and creates a new, legally binding parent-child relationship with adoptive parents.

a court-ordered legal obligation requiring one spouse to make payments to the other for financial support after a divorce or separation

a legal procedure that declares a marriage null and void, treating it as if it never legally existed

a person who commits the offense of marrying someone while already married to another person.

the legal, court-ordered relationship between parents/guardians and a child

an ongoing, court-ordered payment made by one parent to the other (usually the non-custodial parent to the custodial parent) to cover a child's basic living expenses, such as food, shelter, clothing, health care, and education

a legally recognized relationship between two people that provides state-level benefits and protections similar to marriage—such as inheritance, property rights, and medical decision-making—but without federal recognition

legally recognized union formed without a license or ceremony, requiring couples to mutually agree to be married, cohabitate, and present themselves as spouses.

formal termination, cancellation, or ending of a legal relationship, entity, or contract. It acts as a legal "breakup" or closing down process, often applied to marriages (divorce),

the legal dissolution of a marriage, typically initiated in family court to settle issues like property division, spousal support, and child custody

a collaborative alliance—often involving industry, academia, and national labs—designed to accelerate the development, testing, and standardization of new materials

a legally and socially recognized union, commonly between two people, that establishes rights and obligations regarding companionship, property, and children

a marriage dissolution that does not require proof of wrongdoing by either spouse

a legally binding contract created by a couple before marriage to define property rights, debt responsibility, and asset division in case of divorce or death

a court-ordered arrangement where a married couple lives apart and formalizes rights regarding property, debt, child custody, and support, while remaining legally married

a union that is invalid from its inception, considered never to have existed in the eyes of the law

a legally valid marriage that can be annulled by a court due to specific defects at its inception, such as fraud, force, under-age, or incapacity

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ch 12 vocab

Question	Answer
adoption	a legal process that permanently terminates the parental rights of a child’s birth parents and creates a new, legally binding parent-child relationship with adoptive parents.
alimony	a court-ordered legal obligation requiring one spouse to make payments to the other for financial support after a divorce or separation
annulment	a legal procedure that declares a marriage null and void, treating it as if it never legally existed
bigamist	a person who commits the offense of marrying someone while already married to another person.
child custody	the legal, court-ordered relationship between parents/guardians and a child
child support	an ongoing, court-ordered payment made by one parent to the other (usually the non-custodial parent to the custodial parent) to cover a child's basic living expenses, such as food, shelter, clothing, health care, and education
civil union	a legally recognized relationship between two people that provides state-level benefits and protections similar to marriage—such as inheritance, property rights, and medical decision-making—but without federal recognition
common law marriage	legally recognized union formed without a license or ceremony, requiring couples to mutually agree to be married, cohabitate, and present themselves as spouses.
dissolution	formal termination, cancellation, or ending of a legal relationship, entity, or contract. It acts as a legal "breakup" or closing down process, often applied to marriages (divorce),
divorce	the legal dissolution of a marriage, typically initiated in family court to settle issues like property division, spousal support, and child custody
material consortium	a collaborative alliance—often involving industry, academia, and national labs—designed to accelerate the development, testing, and standardization of new materials
marriage	a legally and socially recognized union, commonly between two people, that establishes rights and obligations regarding companionship, property, and children
no-fault divorce	a marriage dissolution that does not require proof of wrongdoing by either spouse
prenuptial agreement	a legally binding contract created by a couple before marriage to define property rights, debt responsibility, and asset division in case of divorce or death
separation	a court-ordered arrangement where a married couple lives apart and formalizes rights regarding property, debt, child custody, and support, while remaining legally married
void marriage	a union that is invalid from its inception, considered never to have existed in the eyes of the law
voidable marriage	a legally valid marriage that can be annulled by a court due to specific defects at its inception, such as fraud, force, under-age, or incapacity

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