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Marriage and Divorce as Social Policy

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Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

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Synonyms

Breakup, Dissolution, Separation, Split Wedding, Association, Consortium, Matrimony, Monogamy, Nuptials, Wedlock

Definitions

Divorce:

The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body

Lex loci contractus:

Latin for “law of the place where the contract is made”

Marriage:

The legally or formally recognized union of a man and a woman (or, in some jurisdiction, two people of the same sex) as partners in a relationship

No-fault Divorce:

Termination of marriage in which irreconcilable differences or irretrievable breakdown of the marriage is citied for the termination of the marriage

Prenuptial Agreement:

Existing or occurring before marriage; terms or conditions agreed to before marriage

Writ of Mandamus:

Order form a court to an inferior government official ordering the government official to properly fulfill their official duties or correct abuse of discretion

Introduction

“Destroy the family, and you destroy society,” is a quote attributed to Vladimir I....

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  1. Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, USA

    Paul Bayer

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Bayer, P. (2016). Marriage and Divorce as Social Policy. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2638-1

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