Marriage

• Customs and cultural variations 


  Minimum age - 18 in Ireland

  choice of partners- restrains can be based on religion, background and family

  In some cultures, people do not choose their partners
• Monogamy


  Marriage that allows a person to have one husband or wife

  It’s a criminal offense to enter into a second marriage while still married (bigamy)
• Polygamy


  Form of marriage that involves having more than one partner at the same time
• Polygyny

  Form of mowers that involves a man having two or more wives. Practiced in Islamic countries.
• Polyandry


  A woman having two or more husbands. Rare but exist in poor societies.
• Tibetan communities


  Two or more brothers marie the same woman
• Marquesas communities 


  More men than women on the islands
• Location


  Metrilocal: live in proximity to wives extended family

  Patrilocal: live in proximity to husband’s family

  Neo local: live separately from both families in neutral location
• Legal requirements for marriage


  Over 18 , mental capacity, registered venue, free to marry, not closely related
• Rights and responsibilities within a marriage and Ireland


  Cohabit together, have sexual relations, commitment, financial support, guardianship over kids
• Marriage preparation at home


  If kids are raised in a house filled with attention, they are likely to develop a negative image of marriage
• Marriage prep in school


  SPHE, home ec explores roles and responsibilities, religion examines different religion views on marriage
• Marriage prep pre-marriage courses


  Provided by Denominational groups and non-denominational groups.
• Advantages of pre-marriage courses


  Discuss what marriage means and their expectations, Allow couples to strengthen their listening and communication skills
• Factors that affect marital stability


  Young age, unrealistic expectations, different role expect, cheating and unemployment
• Legal separation


  When a couple can agree the terms on which they will live separately they may enter into a separation agreement. This is a legally binding written contract between them. It includes living apart, arrangements regarding kids, amount of maintenance to be paid, home ownership and inheritance.
• Legal separation continued


  A trained mediator can help negotiate the terms of separation. a deed of separation includes decision made must be drawn up by solicitor
• Judicial separation


  A couple cannot agree the terms of legal separation, and application to the court for a degree of judical separation is made Under the judical separation and family law reform act 1989 as amended by FLC 1995.
• Judicial separation


  Must be based on one of the following: adultery, unreasonable behaviour, no normal relationship for at least one year.
• nullity of marriage


  Declaration by court that as opposed marriage is null and void and that no valid marriage ever existed between two partners
• Legal annulment


  Obtained by couples who married and civil entered ceremonies. Legal nullity is required in order for either spouse to remarry and avoid bigamy
• Church annulment


  Obtained by couples who married in church. It has no legal standing so from a legal perspective, the couple is still married.
• Effect of nullity of marriage


  Partners are free to marry, under succession act 65, partners have no legal entitlement to their former partners estate if they die
• Divorce


  Allows both partners to terminate their marriage legally so they can remarry.
• Grounds for divorce


  Live apart from one another for 2 out of 3 previous years, no possibility of reconciliation.