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Alimony, or spousal support, also called maintenance or spousal maintenance in commonwealth countries, is based on some fairly simple, very old ideas. The basic assumption of alimony laws is that [...]

An annulment is a legal procedure that declares a marriage null and void. Annulment is differs from divorce in that it will usually act retroactively and, for legal purposes, make it like the [...]

Thirteenth Amendment aside, what meaning does emancipation have in the legal landscape today? According to the Cornell Legal Information Institute all 50 states have laws pertaining to when and [...]