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A roommate is a person with whom one shares a living facility such as a room or dormitory except when being family or romantically involved. Similar terms include dorm-mate , suite-mate , housemate , or flatmate ("flat": the usual term in British English for an apartment ).
Issues may arise in family law where there is a question as to the laws of the jurisdiction that apply to the marriage relationship or to custody and divorce, and whether a divorce or child custody order is recognized under the laws of another jurisdiction.
The governor of Oregon, Ted Kulongoski, signed a domestic partnership bill into law on May 9, 2007. Called the Oregon Family Fairness Act, the law would provide several major rights to same-sex couples that were previously only given to married couples, including the ability to file jointly on insurance forms, hospital visitation rights, and ...
In law and in cultural anthropology, affinity is the kinship relationship created or that exists between two people as a result of someone's marriage. It is the relationship each party in the marriage has to the family of the other party in the marriage. It does not cover the marital relationship itself. Laws, traditions and customs relating to ...
A legal relationship, jural relationship, or legal relation is a connection between two persons or other entities that is governed by law. [1] A legal relationship may exist, for example, between two individuals or between an individual and a government. Legal relationships often imply rights and obligations.
In the common law tradition, the law of domestic relations is a broad category that encompasses: divorce; property settlements; alimony, spousal support, or other maintenance; the establishment of paternity; the establishment or termination of parental rights; child support; child custody; visitation; adoption; and; Emancipation of minors.
The changing concept of family requires a subjective definition of what family entails. There is no contest that the relationship between husband and wife, [2] unmarried (de facto) partners, [3] parents and children, [4] siblings, [5] and 'near relatives' such as between grandparents and grandchildren [6] represents family as required under the right to family life.
Multiple initial attempts to repeal the law failed—at least three times between 1990 and 2007 alone. [25] On April 1, 2003, the North Dakota state Senate voted 26–21 to keep the 113-year-old state law against male-female cohabitation, which outlawed the practice and carried a penalty of up to 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. At the time ...