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Charles Ferdinand, Prince of Capua (top), with his morganatic wife, the Anglo-Irish commoner Penelope Smyth (left), and their daughter, Vittoria (right).. Morganatic marriage, sometimes called a left-handed marriage, [1] is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which in the context of royalty or other inherited title prevents the principal's position or privileges being passed to ...
A spouse who has made non-tangible contributions may claim an equitable interest in the marital property at divorce. The Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act §307 (UMDA §307) [3] also allows for the equitable distribution of property and lists factors the court should consider, e.g. "the duration of the marriage, and prior marriage of either ...
Separate Property with Equitable Distribution: Under this system, when substantially more property acquired during a marriage is owned by one spouse (e.g. title to all marital property is held in the husband's name only), the courts will make an equitable distribution of the richer spouse's property at death or dissolution of the marriage.
Such former marriage has been annulled or has been dissolved for a cause other than the adultery of such person; provided, that if such former marriage has been dissolved for the cause of the adultery of such person, he or she may marry again in the cases provided for in section eight of this chapter and such subsequent marriage shall be valid;
Despite the traditional wedding vow adage, many marriages do not last until "death do us part." The famous statistic that half of all marriages end in divorce is a bit of an exaggeration, but ...
Wherever possible, the results of any litigation should give effect to the legitimate expectations of the parties as to the validity or termination of their marriage. Most U.S. States have codified this concept with putative spouse laws. In other words, a minor flaw in the marriage ceremony should not invalidate a marriage.
An arranged marriage is not the same as a forced marriage: in the former, the spouse can reject the offer; in the latter, they do not. The line between arranged and forced marriage is however often difficult to draw, due to the implied familial and social pressure to accept the marriage and obey one's parents in all respects.
A woman wanted out of her marriage because her husband smashed the wedding cake in her fac. Not all marriages are a match made in heaven, and many end in divorce. A lot of these separations stem ...