Sentences with phrase «as valid marriages»

Individuals in other arrangements, such as civil unions, registered domestic partnerships, or other similar arrangements, that aren't recognized as a valid marriage under relevant state law won't be treated as married or as spouses as defined in this policy for federal tax purposes.

Accordingly, in place of the existing declaration his lordship would grant a declaration that the marriage, valid according to the law of Bangladesh, was not recognised as a valid marriage in England.

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The parties to each marriage that is valid under the law of any state will be treated as a spouse as defined in this policy.

To be sure, there are those (such as the three hundred plus self - described «lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied activists, scholars, educators, writers, artists, lawyers, journalists, and community organizers,» including such notables as Gloria Steinem, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Kenji Yoshino), who have already signed on (quite literally) to the proposition that there are no reasons of principle (or valid reasons of any kind) for conceiving marriage or the equivalent as a two - person relationship, as opposed to a relationship of three or more individuals (triads, quadrads, etc.) in a polyamorous sexual partnership.

The result is to increase the number of annulments as it is discovered that there were «impediments» to a valid marriage and, at the same time, to elevate the level of understanding that should be brought to marriage.

CatholicMom sez: o even if «man» passes a law saying «they» can get married as two men or two women, this does not make the marriage valid.

Another cause has been the insidious notion (greatly encouraged by successive governments but particularly under New Labour - Old Labour tended to be much more traditional in its views on the family) that the family has many forms, that marriage is just one option, and that lone parenting is just as «valid» (dread word) a form as any other.

So even if «man» passes a law saying «they» can get married as two men or two women, this does not make the marriage valid.

He went so far as to suggest, but did not develop the idea, that homosexuals who had been ordained were not validly ordained, homosexuality being an «impediment» to ordination in the same way that there may be impediments to a valid sacramental marriage.

Nevertheless, there are valid moral, social and, as I suggested in my previous posting, legal problems with gay marriage.

I believe that the processes of reconciling that have been suggested through the group dynamics and the marriage counseling studies are generally valid beyond themselves — so long as the basic initial conditions can be met.

I believe that the Bible is perfectly clear on what it defines as a valid religious marriage.

But even then, the acceptance of children outside of marriage comes with a caveat: in this case, the most resourced assure everyone else that all family forms are valid, children are resilient, and can thrive just as well in single - parent families as in married families» and then turn around and admonish their children that they should never, never have children outside of marriage.

Fact: This is technically correct, albeit only half the story: The marriage was accepted as valid but considered sinfully contracted, necessitating penance.

The specifics of the sacramentality of marriage, however, was a developing doctrine until the eleventh century, and as such there was little legal or theological consensus as to what exactly made marriage valid.

The authors argue that instead of policies that just strengthen marriage — which more and more people are questioning, and rejecting, as a valid institution — we should be supporting all intimate relationships as well as enlarging the legal and social definitions of family to reflect the many types of families we have today.

MPs also debated an amendment backed by the British Humanist Association (BHA) which would have recognised their officials as valid conductors of marriage ceremonies.

Sean is a supporter of Congressman Jerry Nadler's Respect for Marriage Act, which would ensure that valid marriages are respected under federal law, providing couples with much - needed certainty that their lawful marriages will be honored under federal law and that they will have the same access to federal responsibilities and rights as all other married couples.

Effective today, Kentucky will recognize as valid all same - sex marriages performed in other states and in Kentucky.

As I've stated elsewhere: While the marriage rite is a valid manifestation of belief, the margin of appreciation granted by the European Court would be removed, if gay marriage became legal in the UK.

The controversial legislation, often called DOMA, defines marriage for federal purposes as unions only between a man and woman, and excludes same - sex unions, even those valid under state law.

Normally, that by itself, should shield any one of the states which enacted Traditional Marriage protections against interlopers entering the state and demanding that their fake Sodomite «marriage» be recognized as valid, but in this day and age of a runaway judiciary, it is best that we somehow pass a Constitutional Amendment defining Traditional Marriage and / or slapping the hands of rogue jurists away from the issue altMarriage protections against interlopers entering the state and demanding that their fake Sodomite «marriage» be recognized as valid, but in this day and age of a runaway judiciary, it is best that we somehow pass a Constitutional Amendment defining Traditional Marriage and / or slapping the hands of rogue jurists away from the issue altmarriage» be recognized as valid, but in this day and age of a runaway judiciary, it is best that we somehow pass a Constitutional Amendment defining Traditional Marriage and / or slapping the hands of rogue jurists away from the issue altMarriage and / or slapping the hands of rogue jurists away from the issue altogether.

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The parties to each marriage that is valid under the law of any state will be treated as a spouse as defined in this policy.

Otherwise it is just as valid to claim that the increasing trend in UK marriages (say) between 1900 and 1970 (again, for example) can be calibrated against some other set of data and hence represents a valid temperature proxy.

You may also be confusing (you are certainly confused) torture as a punishment (for the deaths of friends and colleagues, or innocents, for months spent away from the family, for the breakdown of marriages etc, etc) with torture as a valid interrogation technique.

While some states may legally recognize common law marriage, there's no such thing as a common law divorce: couples with valid common law marriages have to go through same divorce process as legally married couples.

While a common law marriage isn't technically a marriage since there is no valid marriage license nor recognized marriage ceremony, as an interpersonal status it's still recognized in some states for heterosexual couples.

It is possible to execute a post-nup, but in that case, if it was truly voluntary, the wife probably wouldn't sign it because it would mean that she would be giving up rights that she had already acquired as a result of the marriage for nothing in return, and if it was involuntary, then it wouldn't be valid.

For example, a country might recognize Islamic law as effective for family law matters between Muslims, and might hold that a marriage not licensed by a government marriage license was still valid if the marriage was effected in a manner recognized by Islamic law.

«(c) that either the party to the marriage did not validly consent to it, whether in consequence of duress, mistake, unsoundness of mind or otherwise; (d) that at the time of the marriage either party, though capable of giving a valid consent, was suffering (whether continuously or intermittently) from mental disorder within the meaning of [the Mental Health Act 1983] of such a kind or to such an extent as to be unfitted for marriage.»

Divorce ends a legally valid marriage; annulment treats it as if it never existed and declares it null and void.

When a couple makes a valid agreement specifying that their earnings will remain separate property after marriage, this agreement generally binds creditors in Arizona, so long as a the Prenuptial Agreement or an Abstract of the Prenuptial Agreement is recorded in the County Recorder's Office.

While it is impossible to plan for every scenario, as the court stated, independent legal advice can be a significant benefit in drafting a marriage agreement that is valid and fair, and a marriage agreement that is likely to stand the test of time.

Though a big aspect of any divorce is determining what property is separate and what is marital, in an annulment the marriage isnt seen as valid, thus there is no marital property to speak of.

From one point of view, it made no sense for the English courts to recognize as a valid English marriage a marriage (in Scotland) that was designed to evade a requirement of English law.

The traditional tests for the validity of a marriage in Canada (which adopted the rules established by the English courts in the nineteenth century) was that a marriage had to be valid (i) where it was performed, by the lex loci celebrationis, and (ii) by the law of the parties» ante-nuptial domicile, usually referred to as the question of «essential validity».

Further, a divorced spouse is no longer a Sharia heir, as the entitlement depends on a valid Muslim marriage existing at the date of death.

In the eighteenth century, the English courts recognized as a valid English marriage a marriage performed in Scotland, notwithstanding that the parties, usually being under 21, could not validly marry in England without parental consent.

While a prenuptial agreement isn't an absolute bar to having a marriage considered to be valid for immigration purposes, the more strict it is, the more likely it is that immigration officials will not recognize the marriage as valid.

If they return to their home state, but later decide to divorce, the home state can not grant a divorce because it never recognized their marriage as valid in the first place.

If same - sex marriages are abhorrent to certain cultures, just as we might abhor the marriage of children, nothing that Canada can do will ensure that those cultures will treat the marriages celebrated here as valid.

(a) Holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license as a marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor, as applicable, in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States; and

The candidate as held a valid and unrestricted license as a Marriage and Family Therapist in another state or jurisdiction, which was issued under standard's equivalent to or greater than current standards in this state.

An applicant may submit to the Board an application for such a license if the applicant holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license as a marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor, as applicable, in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States.

Occasionally, it is not clear whether the parties have a valid marriage which can be critical to such issues such as spousal maintenance and equitable distribution.

Generally, the basis for granting an annulment of a marriage is fraud, inability to consummate the marriage, that a party to the marriage is a bigamist, has concealed a criminal past or concealed the fact of a communicable disease or other grounds which the Court recognizes as a valid basis for the granting of an annulment.

A legal separation is not a divorce, as the marriage remains valid.

The candidate must have held a valid and unrestricted license as a licensed marriage and family therapist in another state or jurisdiction, which was issued under standards equivalent to or greater than current standards in this state.