Common law marriage is a type of marriage currently permitted only in a minority of the states. The marriage is created by a couple's actions in living together, sharing finances and holding themselves out as married to friends, family and ...

Only parents, siblings, spouses and children are considered immediate family by definition. Employers may expand upon this definition in their bereavement policies.

When you seek to enforce a legal document or a decision in an arbitration matter, it is important to understand whether it is legally binding. Nonbinding documents or decisions are not enforceable by the people or companies involved.

A postnuptial agreement is much like a prenuptial or premarital agreement, but you negotiate and write it after you’ve tied the knot. Some courts take a dimmer view of postnuptial contracts than prenups when it comes to enforceability, however, ...

Men and women are afforded the same rights in a divorce. While divorce laws in previous decades treated men and women differently – for example, giving mothers preference for custody – modern law treats both genders equally. The court looks at each ...

Whether it is coming as a complete shock or you have been thinking about this for a while, a divorce is a stressful time and women need to know what to expect and how to prepare themselves for their future. Hiring an attorney, mediation, telling the ...