Sentences with phrase «equal marriage mean»

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It started a couple of days ago when I popped off on my Facebook page about how much I wished there was a really great marriage conference for people whose marriages are more like our own — theologians call it «egalitarian» meaning that we believe in a marriage of equals, that we are co-leaders and our marriage is more about lifting each other up and following Jesus together as one.

«We believe that personal independence and equal human rights can never be forfeited, except for crime; that marriage should be an equal and permanent partnership, and so recognized by law; that until it is so recognized, married partners should provide against the radical injustice of present laws, by every means in their power...»

Which means even in the most equal of marriages, there's an incredible awareness of gender and how a wife and a husband «should» act.

A more equal marriage doesn't necessarily mean a happier marriage: A recent Norweigan study found higher divorce rates among couples who split the housework evenly.

Equal value means stable marriage.

Arizona is a community property state, which means assets accumulated during the marriage are generally presumed to be the equal property of both spouses.

This means that there is no automatic exclusion or equal division of assets and liabilities acquired during the marriage, but rather there are a number of factors the Court is to consider to arrive at a fair division, see N.J.S.A. 2A: 34 - 23.1 for the specific factors.

Alabama child custody law, Section 30-3-150 requires that «minor children have frequent and continuing contact with parents who have shown the ability to act in the best interest of their children and encourage parents to share in the rights and responsibilities of rearing their children after the parents have separated or dissolved their marriage [but] joint custody does not necessarily mean equal physical custody.»

This means that any property (other than gifts or inheritances) you and your spouse acquired during the marriage belongs equally to both parties and any joint debts incurred during the marriage are the equal responsibility of both parties.

That means that anything you and your spouse have acquired during marriage is subject to equal division and distribution upon divorce.

It means that even today, when couples marry with the desire to have an equal partnership, we still think of marriage in terms of a woman's role and a man's role — that's why we tend to have «his» and «her» marriages.

Marriage equals commitment, which means you need to start thinking long - term when it comes to your household purchases.