Family law

Family law

Law that deals with family-related issues such as spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction.

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payee

Legal services; Family law

One to whom money is paid or is to be paid is called as payee.

adoption

Legal services; Family law

A court action in which an adult assumes legal and all other responsibilities for a child, creating a permanent parent-child relationship.

pre-marital agreement

Legal services; Family law

These are private contracts that cover spousal support, property division, and related matters in event of separation, death, or dissolution of marriage.

levirate marriage

Legal services; Family law

A marriage in which a woman marries one of her husband's brothers after her husband's death, if there were no children, in order to continue his line.

monogamy

Legal services; Family law

Marriage with one spouse exclusively for life or for a period of time is called monogamy.

mop marriage

Legal services; Family law

An archaic common-law practice in which a couple could be joined by a local magistrate at the annual Mop Fair.

morganatic marriage

Legal services; Family law

A marriage which can be contracted in certain countries, usually between persons of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles to the wife.