Effects of marriage is a legal term of art used to describe all of the rights and obligations that individuals may be subject and entitled to if they are in a common-law marriage, domestic partnership, a civil union, and an annulled or divorced marriage.
Jurisdiction requires that even if the underlying marriage is held to be void or ended, the effects of marriage must still continue such as spousal support or alimony, child custody, child support, and distribution of property.
Alimony, maintenance or spousal support is an obligation established by law in many countries that is based on the premise that both spouses have an absolute obligation to support each other during the marriage unless they are legally separated.
Where a divorce or dissolution of marriage is granted, either party may ask for post-marital alimony. It is not an absolute right, but may be granted, the amount and terms varying with the circumstances. Visit the Williamson county divorce to learn more about alimony.
But alimony is not child support, which is another ongoing financial obligation often established in divorce. Child support is where one parent is required to contribute to the support of his or her children through the agency of the child's other parent or guardian.
In family law, child support is often arranged as part of a divorce, marital separation, dissolution, and annulment, determination of parentage or dissolution of a civil union and may supplement alimony arrangements. Learn more about child support with the Williamson county divorce.
Child custody is also part of effects in marriage which is a legal term which are sometimes used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent's duty to care for the child. Learn more about child custody with the Williamson county divorce.
Distribution of property is the division of property, due to a death or the dissolution of a marriage, which was owned by the deceased, or acquired during the course of the marriage. Learn more about this or about the effects of marriage in an annulled or divorce marriage with the Williamson county divorce.