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Ch. 30 & 31 Vocab.

Teacher: Robert M. Richardson - Law Education
Across
the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time. Polygamy is illegal in the United States.
in family law, a court order directing one spouse not to abuse the other spouse or the children. The penalty for violating a protective order is jail
a system under which property owned by either spouse before the marriage remains that person's property throughout the marriage, and any property acquired during the marriage belongs to the person who acquired it
a legal status that allows two persons to establish a relationship that protects many of the same spousal benefits that would apply to partners in a traditional marriage
property acquired during a marriage, including joint bank accounts, real estate, automobiles, etc. Such property is considered to be owned equally by both spouses.
a system for dividing property at the end of a marriage in which each spouse is entitled to his or her separate property brought into or acquired during the marriage. Marital property is divided according to factors such as need and length of the marriage
a contractual agreement between a couple prior to marriage. It often includes provisions for the disposal of property in the event of separation, divorce, or death.
the support payment that one partner may make or be ordered by a court to make to the other when an unmarried couple, romantically involved and living together, breaks up and no longer cohabitates
sexual relations between people who are closely related to each other
property acquired during a marriage that is owned by both husband and wife, regardless of who earned it or paid for it
a marriage created without legal ceremony by a couple living together and publicly presenting themselves as husband and wife. Such a marriage can be formed only in certain states.
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the crime of being married to more than one person at a time.
allows an employee's heterosexual or homosexual live-in partner to receive the same employment and health benefits a spouse would receive
a written or oral contract outlining how unmarried couples want to deal with their money, property, or responsibilities during and after their relationship
the physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional harm by one spouse against the other
property received from a deceased person either by intestacy laws or from a will
the ending of a marriage by court order