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-'''Civil marriage''' is a legal [[contract]]. In the constitutions of almost all U.S. states{{fact}}, this contract must be between one man and one woman. It gives each member certain rights and obligations. Most commonly, these include [[power of attorney]], [[inheritance]] rights, sharing finances, and rights in relation to any children they may have. With the advent of no-fault divorce, most of these rights and obligations can be terminated by either party at any time for any reason.
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-Historically, these rights are given to ensure that if the breadwinner dies, a stay-at-home spouse and any children from the marriage will be financially supported.{{fact}}
-In most countries, married couples are treated as a single economic entity, and when one partner dies, the other may inherit all of their property in a simpler system than would be required without the marriage.
-African-American marriages were not legally recognized in the [[United States]] until after the [[Civil War]], and mixed race couples were only allowed to marry in all areas of the U.S. after a 1967 decision in the [[United States Supreme Court]].<ref> [[Loving v. Virginia]] </ref> Before that time, 16 states prohibited [[interracial marriage]]. Disapproval of interracial relationships was once justified as divinely ordained and public opinion polls taken in 1968 indicated that 72% of Americans disapproved of interracial marriages.{{fact}}
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