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  2. Cohabitation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The charge of "unlawful cohabitation" was used in the late 19th century to enforce the Edmunds Act, and other federal anti-polygamy laws against the Mormons in the Utah Territory, imprisoning more than 1,300 men. [33] However, incidents of cohabitation by non-polygamists were not charged in that territory at that time.

  3. McLaughlin v. Florida - Wikipedia

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    McLaughlin v. Florida, 379 U.S. 184 (1964), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a cohabitation law of Florida, part of the state's anti-miscegenation laws, was unconstitutional. [1] The law prohibited habitual cohabitation by two unmarried people of opposite sex, if one was black and the other was white.

  4. Cohabitation - Wikipedia

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    Cohabitation in the United States is often a part of the dating process. [21] In fact, "cohabitation is increasingly becoming the first coresidential union formed among young adults". [22] By 1996, more than two-thirds of married couples in the US said that they lived together before getting married. [23] "In 1994, there were 3.7 million ...

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

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    In the United States, 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.

  6. Samenlevingscontract - Wikipedia

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    It does not necessarily imply a marriage-like (or sexual) relationship exists, but the contract can include agreements about any children within the cohabitation arrangement. For a samenlevingscontract to be valid no special requirements have been set by Dutch law, except for the requirements that are in place for the validity of each contract.

  7. Kameel Ahmady - Wikipedia

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    Kameel Ahmady is a British-Iranian scholar working in the field of social anthropology, with a particular focus on gender, children, ethnic minorities, and child labour. [1] Ahmady, born in 1972 in Naghadeh , West Azerbaijan Province , is a researcher and social anthropologist known for his research and activities in the fields of social ...

  8. Unregistered cohabitation - Wikipedia

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    Unregistered cohabitation is a legal status (sometimes de facto) given to same-sex or opposite-sex couples in certain jurisdictions. [1] They may be similar to common-law marriages. More specifically, unregistered cohabitation may refer to: Unregistered cohabitation in Australia and De facto relationships in Australia [a]

  9. Criticism of marriage - Wikipedia

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    In the West, cohabitation and births outside marriage are becoming more common. In the United States, conservative and religious commentators are highly critical of this trend. They are also often critical of present-day marriage law and the ease of divorce.