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FAMILY LAW - Coggle Diagram
FAMILY LAW
Parents and Children
Establishing parenthood
Nonmarital children
Termination of parental rights
Adoption
Marriage
Establishing marriage
Procedural Requirements of formal marriage
License
Solemnization : ceremony performed by an authorized official
Common Law Marriage
Only a minority of states recognize
Issue still relevant for recognition by another state
Second state must recognize a valid marriage from another state
Basis - Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution.
Requirements - State -specific
Consent
Cohabitation
Holding out as husband and wife
Legal capacity
Limitations on marriage
Age
Not closely-related
Capacity
Mental Capacity
Lack of consent
Fraud
Prior marriage still in force
Annulment
Void
Bigamy
Closely-related (incest)
Voidable
Under age
Impotence
Temporary Incapacity
Mental incompetence
Antenuptial agreements
Pre-nuptial agreements are contracts.
Divorce
Child custody
Legal custody
Physical custody
Joint legal custody
Joint physical custody
Modification
Relocation
Visitation
Money issues
Child support
Maintenance
Property division