(consent to marriage)
81Christian views on marriage — Orthodox betrothal depicted by Vasily Vladimirovich Pukirev, 1862. Christian views on marriage typically regard it as instituted and ordained by God for the lifelong relationship between one man as husband and one woman as wife, and is to be held …
82age of consent — age of consent: the age at which a person is deemed competent by law to give consent esp. to sexual intercourse or marriage see also statutory rape compare emancipation, legal age Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …
83Banns of marriage — The banns of marriage, commonly known simply as the banns or bans (from a Middle English word meaning proclamation, rooted in Old French[1]) are the public announcement in a Christian parish church of an impending marriage between two specified… …
84Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands — Two men marrying in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the first month marriage there was opened to same sex couples (2001).[clarification needed] …
85Civil Marriage Act —   Same sex marriage in Canada Legal Civil Marriage Act Reference re Same Sex Marriage …
86Covenant marriage — In some parts of the United States, a covenant marriage is a legally distinct kind of marriage, in which the marrying couple agree to obtain pre marital counseling and accept more limited grounds for divorce. The covenant marriage laws emphasize… …
87History of Marriage — History of Marriage † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Marriage The word marriage may be taken to denote the action, contract, formality, or ceremony by which the conjugal union is formed or the union itself as an enduring condition …
88Manus marriage — Statue depiction of Ancient Roman Matrimonium Manus (pronounced /ˈmeɪnəs/, Latin: [ˈmanʊs]) is Ancient Roman marriage,[1] of which there were two forms: cum manu …
89Void marriage — A void marriage is a type of marriage which is on its face unlawful under the laws of the jurisdiction where it is entered, or potentially where the persons who contracted the marriage normally reside. Such a marriage is void, meaning legally it… …
90History of civil marriage in the U.S. — Civil marriage has undergone significant changes in the United States since the country s inception: * 1830 Right of married woman to own property in her own name (instead of all property being owned exclusively by the husband) in Mississippi. *… …
