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Husband and wife, 1951 Marriage of the Virgin, a Renaissance period painting depicting a marriage. A spouse is a significant other in a marriage. [1] A male spouse is called a husband while a female spouse is called a wife.
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.
The first legally-recognized same-sex marriage occurred in Minneapolis, [3] Minnesota, in 1971. [4] On June 26, 2015, in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court overturned Baker v. Nelson and ruled that marriage is a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens, and thus legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
On February 26, a U.S. District Court struck down Texas's ban on same-sex marriage and stayed the ruling pending appeal. March 2014 - On March 4, several Illinois counties began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couple after an opinion issued by the state attorney general. This was ahead of a law scheduled to take effect statewide on June 1.
These marriage license applications were recorded in Richland County between July 8 and July 12: Edward James Costello V of Iola, Texas, 23, office assistant, to Mia Rea Enzor of College Station ...
Group marriage (also known as multi-lateral marriage) is a form of polyamory in which more than two persons form a family unit, with all the members of the group marriage being considered to be married to all the other members of the group marriage, and all members of the marriage share parental responsibility for any children arising from the ...
The Prince of Wales married Diana on July 29, 1981, in what was called the wedding of the century. Royal Wedding Of Prince Charles And Diana Spencer (Tim Graham / Tim Graham Photo Library via Get)
Legendary singer Neil Young and his wife are divorcing after decades together. Young and wife Peggy filed for divorce on July 29, ending their 36-year marriage, according to Rolling Stone . The ...