Aboriginal girls were to be married when they reached puberty, and were married to much older men, who could marry (and have numerous wives) once a certain age. ... These are orderly procedures, which use common rules and judgments for all parties, to be able to come to a fair decision. ...
Although they are early in the process of trying to win a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress and ratification by three-quarters of the states, some conservatives worry that the political clock is ticking and the drive to amend the Constitution will be doomed unless they can reach consensus. ... The alliance assembled by Daniels cuts across traditional party lines and includes Catholic, Jewish and Muslim leaders as well as ministers in historically black Protestant denominations. ...
That's certainly true, but still, marriage symbolizes the willingness of both parties to sacrifice a bit of their freedom, not only personal in order to provide a stable environment, but also from the financial point of view and that certainly means something. ... The recent studies of the University of Economics in Prague show that people who get married before they reach the age of thirty live longer than those who remain single5. ...
According to Bruce Dykeman, the author of "The Effects of Family Conflict Resolution on Children's Classroom Behavior", "More than a third of American children experience their parents" divorce before reaching 18, and under many circumstances, the effects of divorce can have immediate and long-lasting consequences. ... With the counseling occurring before the actual divorce, all parties are given a chance to get his/her opinions and concerns heard and handled before any confrontation occurs. ...
Around the world, same-sex marriage is slowly gaining a foothold. To date, five countries including: The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Norway, and Sweden allow the marriage of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Civil unions, registered partnerships, and domestic partnerships are available with a wide range of rights in twenty other countries including regions of Australia and South America (Glass 141). But the United States lags behind many of these countries. Currently, only six states offer same-sex marriage, those being: New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New H...
Even before a girl reaches puberty, it is common for a married girl to leave her parents to be with her husband. ... A marriage fell under the scope of this Act if either of the contracting parties met the established criterion of a child. ...
When a child enters the world, it is a cultural expectation in the United States that they will be nurtured, clothed, sheltered, nourished, and held accountable for by their parents until the reach the age of 18. ... More often than not, the court will order supervised visitation only when the party has been a known danger to the child in the past. ...
