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'''Civil marriage''' is a legal status defining the legal relationship between two persons (almost universally two persons of opposite sex).  All governments (National, State, County, and City) make some statements about teh rights, obligations, duties and privileges for persons who are married. 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.  

'''Civil marriage''' is a legal status defining the legal relationship between two persons (almost universally two persons of opposite sex).  All governments (National, State, County, and City) make some statements about the rights, obligations, duties and privileges for persons who are married. 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. Civil Marriages are not necessarily the same as religious marriages, though in the United States, anyone who is married in a Religious Service is considered married by the State when the proper documents are filed.  In some European nations, however, the two types of marriage require separate ceremonies, or rather, you must have a Civil Marriage ceremony by an officer of the state, and if you wish to also have a religious marriage, that is your choice.

==Legal Limitations==

==Legal Limitations==