AdoptionEn droit de la famille, l'adoption du latin adoptare (étymologiquement : ad optare, « à choisir ») signifie « donner à quelqu'un le rang et les droits de fils ou de fille ». Autrement dit, l'adoption est une institution par laquelle un lien de famille ou de filiation est créé entre l'adopté, généralement un enfant et le ou les adoptants, son/ses nouveaux parents qui ne sont pas ses parents de naissance. L'adopté devient l'enfant de l'adoptant (lien de filiation) et obtient donc des droits et des devoirs moraux et patrimoniaux.
Filiation légitimeLa filiation légitime est la filiation (transmission de la parenté) qui caractérise les enfants conçus ou nés alors que leurs parents étaient unis par le mariage. Dans de nombreux pays, le statut d'enfant légitime est opposé à celui d'enfant naturel. En France, l'usage distinguant entre enfants légitimes et enfants naturels selon la situation matrimoniale de leurs parents date du . Ce concept est repris dans le Code civil de 1804. La filiation légitime est alors indivisible : elle est établie en bloc pour le couple marié ou pour aucun des deux.
Divorce law by countryThis article is a general overview of divorce laws around the world. Every nation in the world allows its residents to divorce under some conditions except the Philippines (though Muslims in the Philippines have the right to divorce) and the Vatican City, an ecclesiastical sovereign city-state, which has no procedure for divorce. In these two countries, laws only allow annulment of marriages. Divorce in Islam Divorce in Islam can take a variety of forms, some initiated by the husband and some initiated by the wife.
Conjointvignette|Statue d'un couple. vignette|Les époux Richard et Cosima Wagner, photographiés en 1872, à Vienne, par Fritz Luckhardt. Conjoint en droit français Dans le langage courant, les conjoints désignaient historiquement en France les époux, c'est-à-dire un homme et une femme unis par les liens du mariage. Mais au cours du cette notion a évolué avec les mœurs. Le concubinage devenant plus courant que le mariage, on utilise de plus en plus le terme conjoints pour un couple non marié.
Fathers' rights movementThe fathers' rights movement is a social movement whose members are primarily interested in issues related to family law, including child custody and child support, that affect fathers and their children. Many of its members are fathers who desire to share the parenting of their children equally with their children's mothers—either after divorce or marital separation. The movement includes men as well as women, often the second wives of divorced fathers or other family members of men who have had some engagement with family law.
CohabitationCohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not married, usually couples, live together. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become increasingly common in Western countries since the late 20th century, being led by changing social views, especially regarding marriage, gender roles and religion. More broadly, the term cohabitation can mean any number of people living together. To "cohabit", in a broad sense, means to "coexist".
Marriage lawMarriage law is the legal requirements that determine the validity of a marriage, and which vary considerably among countries. See also Marriage Act. Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States A marriage, by definition, bestows rights and obligations on the married parties, and sometimes on relatives as well, being the sole mechanism for the creation of affinal ties (in-laws). Over 2.3 million weddings take place in the U.S. each year.
