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Marital

Pertaining to the relationship of Husband and Wife; having to do with marriage.

Marital agreements are contracts that are entered into by individuals who are about to be married, are already married, or are in the process of ending a marriage. They ordinarily govern the division and ownership of marital property.

MARITAL. That which belongs to marriage; as marital rights, marital duties.
2. Contracts made by a feme sole with a view to deprive her intended husband of his marital rights, with respect to her property, are a fraud upon him, and may be set aside in equity. By the marriage, the husband assumes the duty of paying her debts, contracted previous to the coverture, and of supporting her during its existence; and he cannot, therefore, be fraudulently deprived, by the intended wife, of those rights which enable him to perform the duties which attach to him. 2 Cha. R. 42; Newl. Contr. 424; 1 Vern. 408; 2 Vern. 17; 2 P. Wms. 357, 674; 2 Bro. C. C. 345; 1 Ves. jr. 22; 2 Cox, R. 28; 2 Beav. 528; 2 Ch. R. 81; White's. L. C. in Eq. *277; 1 Hill, Ch. R. 1, 4; 13 Maine, R. 124; 1 McMull. Eq. R. 237 3 Iredell's Eq. R. 487; 4 Wash. C. C. R. 224.

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Comparison across Marital Status: The prevalence of stress was not found significantly different across marital status (married and unmarried).

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Impact of comorbidity, race, and marital status in men referred for prostate biopsy with PSA > 20 ng/mL: a pilot study in high-risk patients

For couples with an ambiguous marital status, the determination of single or married can result in significant differences in this credit.

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1) Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia have amended their state housing laws to explicitly protect against marital status discrimination, (2) as have a number of cities and municipalities.

Is the inability to marry a marital status? Levin v. Yeshiva University and the intersection of sexual orientation and marital status in housing discrimination

The relationship between marital status and subjective well-being found to be consistent across cultures (Diener, Gohm, Suh, and Oishi, 2000).

NEGATIVE EMOTIONAL STATES, MARITAL STATUS AND GENDER: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

The association between marital status and party identification is part of a broader constellation of values and political variables in American society today that are inter-correlated with one another -- including positions on issues and levels of religiosity.

Marriage Remains Key Predictor of Party Identification; Married Americans tilt Republican; unmarried Americans, Democratic

Self-reported race and ethnicity were considered along with the following covariates: maternal marital status at birth, parity, birthplace, age, education and tobacco use.

Among Arab American mothers, foreign birth, marriage may explain reduced risk of preterm birth

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Sahar Mohamed Nur(2008), Superstitious Beliefs among Working Women of Sharg ElNile Locality. School of Psychology and Pre-school education, Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan

Changes in marital status or marriage partners did not affect inclusion in the study.

Trends in 401(k) and IRA contribution activity, 1999-2002--results from a panel of matched tax returns and information documents

The court emphasized that California's Unruh Act did not prohibit discrimination based on marital status at the time the patient's claim under the Act accrued.

Refusal to artificially inseminate 'unmarried' lesbian

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The new statement, issued May 1, says that, "Boston College extends its welcome in particular to those who may be vulnerable to discrimination on the basis of their race, ethnic or national origin, religion, color, age gender, marital status, veteran statues, disabilities, or sexual orientation.