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Marriage License
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Mixed marriage
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group marriage
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dual-career marriage
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polygamy
Polygamy. Marriage in which a person may have more than one spouse at the same time (in contrast to monogamy). Polygyny is the marriage of a man to more than one wife, polyandry the marriage of a woman to more than one husband. Polyandry is relatively rare (e.g. the Nayar and Toda of India),... Read more |
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Marriage and Family
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE As elsewhere in Europe, marriage and family life in Russia have varied across time and by social group, reflecting the complex interplay of competing ideals, changing patterns of social and economic organization, differing forms of political organization and levels of state... Read more |
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Common-Law Marriage
COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE A union of two people not formalized in the customary manner as prescribed by law but created by an agreement to marry followed by cohabitation. A fundamental question in marriage is whether the union is legally recognized. This question is important because marriage affects... Read more |
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Interracial Marriage
Interracial Marriage Interracial marriage is the term used to describe marriages that take place between people who are from different racial or ethnic groups. Intercultural marriages are defined as marriages between people who come from two different cultural backgrounds. A marriage between a... Read more |
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Teenage pregnancy
Teen Pregnancy Using adolescent birth rates to measure teen pregnancy, adolescent parenthood has been a fairly common experience throughout American history. (It is nearly impossible to gain an accurate measure of teen pregnancy rates over time, because not all pregnancies result in births.) The... Read more |
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epithalamium
epithalamium , song or poem written to celebrate a marriage. An elaborate form of pastoral , the epithalamium usually tells of the happenings of the wedding day. Nymphs, shepherds, and appropriate mythological figures are present to share the poet's joy. Epithalamiums were written in ancient times... Read more |
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When Timing a Marriage or Divorce, One Day Can Make a Big Tax Difference,...
...Congressional debate on tax relief and the so-called "marriage penalty," taxpayers who are considering marriage or divorce should...representation. "When timing a marriage or divorce," Manning...that the federal tax ... |
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The marriage penalty after the JGTRRA.(Jobs and Growth Tax Relief...
...Although recent marriage penalty reforms...even affect the timing of a marriage...incomes to pay equal taxes. Based on horizontal...have the same tax liability. To...would pay lower taxes because of the...by amending the ... |
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NEW TAX LAW PUTS MORE BITE INTO THE MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY
...pay $286 more in taxes than if they were...000, their joint tax liability increases...response to huge marriage taxes may be that taxpayers...are married." The marriage tax could affect the timing of some ... |
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GOP TO COUPLES: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY PROPOSAL WOULD FIX TAX MARRIAGE...
...that love and marriage shouldn't mean...Republicans, timing their votes to...adjusting income tax rates, boosting the...and expanding a tax credit program...poor. ''The tax code ... shouldn...792 billion tax ... |
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UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM
...amount in federal taxes that many married...surprisingly stiff tax penalty for a...evidence that taxes affect some marital...of the National Tax Journal. "The...reduction in the marriage tax would produce...the number of ... |
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HOUSE MAJORITY VOTES TO ANNUL 'MARRIAGE TAX'
...accentuating the marriage tax penalty...s cost and timing. Senate Republicans...taxes at higher rates than they would...bottom 15 percent tax bracket to apply...earned income tax credit. Democrats...to cut ... |
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Marriage tax cut OKd Veto of tax bill threatened
...couples who pay a "marriage penalty" compared...bill's cost and timing, but House GOP...We need a tax code that doesn...marriage penalty tax relief targeted...who file joint tax returns are forced to pay ... |
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TAX PLANNING: Tax and the Tories.
...clients at a time of tax hardship Last week...Pledge to cut main rate of corporation...by the NEM). Timing: no explicit deadline...feature of the tax system." Timing...specified. 6: Marriage Pledge: To recognise ... |
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Tax Code Termination Act Introduced in House by Rep. Goodlatte
...General- No tax shall be imposed...the case of any tax not imposed on...not apply to taxes imposed by...relating to tax on self-employment...applies a low rate to all Americans...not penalize marriage or families.(b) ... |
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Rep. Goodlatte Introduces Tax Code Termination Act
...General- No tax shall be imposed...the case of any tax not imposed on...not apply to taxes imposed by...relating to tax on self-employment...applies a low rate to all Americans...not penalize marriage or families. (b) ... |