Personal Relationships Law and Legal Definition
People form, or are born into, an indefinite number and variety of personal relationships throughout their lives. Because of the complexity and diversity of personal relationships, there cannot be one law that deals comprehensively with all personal relationships: various laws regulate different aspects of different relationships in different ways. Being in a personal relationship may attract certain legal consequences in areas such as pension or superannuation entitlements, victims’ compensation, domestic violence, succession and guardianship laws, and the ability to make medical decisions on behalf of another. The law rests on a number of assumptions about how people organize their private lives, and how they relate to their parents, partners, children, and those with whom they make a home. There is a myriad of legal issues affecting the rights and obligations of personal relationship. Some of the aims of personal relationships law include:
- Recognizing and respecting the diversity of relationships
- Allowing parties to order their own financial affairs
- Facilitating a just and equitable resolution of financial matters after separation
- Providing a fair, timely and affordable process for resolving financial matters
Legal Definition list
- Personal Records
- Personal Recognizance
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Personal Property Tax
- Personal Property
- Personal Relationships
- Personal Relationships Common Law Marriage
- Personal Relationships Community Property
- Personal Relationships Gay and Lesbian
- Personal Representative
- Personal Representative’s Bond
Related Legal Terms
- Accidental Personal Injury
- Accountable Personal Property
- Actio Personalis Moritur Cum Persona
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Building and Personal Property Coverage Form
- Business Personal Property
- Civil Causes of Action - Personal Injury
- Excess Personal Property
- Foreign Excess Personal Property
- Foreign Personal Holding Company
