April 26 marked the 25th anniversary of civil unions becoming state law in Vermont. Here's why it's so significant.

The Texas House brought the state one step closer to eliminating a legal loophole that permits child marriages. House Bill ...

Until the mid-20th century, marriage between men and women was the societal norm in most countries, while cohabitation ...

Legal prosecution of consensually nonmonogamous relationships happens most often in cases of bigamy and adultery. CNM ...

Maine has become the latest state to outlaw child marriage, a practice child welfare advocates say often involves coercing ...

The man was charged with sections 343, and 363 of IPC for abduction and wrongful confinement and section 5 (1) r/w 6 of Pocso Act for penetrative sexual assault of the 17-year-old victim girl.

Edmonds argues the couple travelled to Boston with plans to get married, but decided against it, due to the fact that Ohio would not recognize the marriage at that time. The state also does not ...

In exchange for cash, the group allegedly arranged the bogus marriages, created fake documentation, and submitted it to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). “The defendants’ ...

The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that centers around whether a same-sex couple shares parenting rights to children born through artificial insemination while they were in a ...

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