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2. Domestic partnership in Wisconsin - Wikipedia

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   Domestic partnerships in Wisconsin afford limited rights to same-sex couples. They have been recognized in Wisconsin since August 3, 2009. Domestic partnerships in Wisconsin provide select rights, such as the ability to inherit a partner's estate in the absence of a will, hospital and jail visitation, and the ability to access family medical leave to care for a sick partner.

3. Common-law marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Common-law marriage, also known as sui juris marriage, informal marriage, marriage by habit and repute, or marriage in fact is a form of irregular marriage that survives only in seven U.S. states and the District of Columbia along with some provisions of military law; plus two other states that recognize domestic common law marriage after the fact for limited purposes.

4. Same-sex marriage in Wisconsin - Wikipedia

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   Same-sex marriage is legal on the reservations of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, which legalized same-sex marriage when the Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature voted 13–0 on June 5, 2017 to approve a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry, [49] the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, where state law governs marriage relations, [50 ...

5. Divorce in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A marriage or civil union of over 20 years is often a candidate for permanent alimony. Time separated while still married. In some states, separation is a triggering event, recognized as the end of the term of the marriage. Other states do not recognize separation or legal separation.

6. No-fault divorce - Wikipedia

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   No-fault divorce is the dissolution of a marriage that does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party. [1] [2] Laws providing for no-fault divorce allow a family court to grant a divorce in response to a petition by either party of the marriage without requiring the petitioner to provide evidence that the defendant has committed a breach of the marital contract.

7. Grounds for divorce (United States) - Wikipedia

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   When California first enacted divorce laws in 1850, the only grounds for divorce were impotence, extreme cruelty, desertion, neglect, habitual intemperance, fraud, adultery, or conviction of a felony. [28] In 1969-1970, California became the first state to pass a purely no-fault divorce law, i.e., one which did not offer any fault divorce ...

8. Marriage age in the United States - Wikipedia

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   18. 19. 21. In the United States, the minimum age at which a person can marry, with or without parental consent or other authorization, is set by each state and territory, either by statute or where the common law applies. The general marriage age (lacking authorization for an exception) is 18 years of age in all states except Nebraska, where ...

9. Divorce - Wikipedia

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   e. Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. [ 1 ] Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganising of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state.