Spousal

The issue of spousal rape has been neglected and belittled throughout history. Marriages and relationships are known to be sacred for sexual relations. Many people automatically assume consent is given when sexual relations are involved in a relationship simply because they’re not strangers to each other. In history people have been accused of rape, but never convicted simply because of a ring on someone’s finger. All states in the U.S. should have the same level of severity of punishment when convicting

Marital rape is rape committed by the person to whom the victim is married. Many decades passed before there was ever a law against marital rape, even today India, along with other countries do not have a law against it. Some people will say marital rape is impossible and others will say it is totally possible and is considered an actual rape. Mandal says, if the legal category of rape implies sex without consent and the legal understanding of marriage entails compulsory sex, then the two will be

Griffith Essay Week 4 7/11/15  Alimony and spousal support are almost the same thing. The only difference that I am really finding is that alimony can be both during and after a divorce. While spousal support can only be ordered after the divorce is finalized. Alimony and spousal support can be ordered to be paid by either the husband or the wife. Both can be temporary, until a new marriage, or until the death of the person paying the alimony or spousal support. The biggest interest would be if

INTRODUCTION      Spousal Abuse is a rising issue today in the United States. Spousal Abuse affects individuals of all social classes and gender and both males and females are victims of spousal abuse. Abuse of men is not a topic commonly known or discussed in our society as easily as abuse of females for various reasons. However it is a topic that needs to be examined so men who are being abused know they are not alone and society treats it as problem and not over look

This report will address the delicate topic of spousal abuse. Furthermore, it will demonstrate the writer's interpretation and understanding, including the maltreatment and obstacles that victims may face. Spousal abuse will not discriminate against status, race, age, sexuality or education. It occurs when one person in an intimate relationship abuses the other. This form of abuse can endure several forms. It can include emotional abuse, physical abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse and/or verbal

Spousal support, or alimony, is based on an outdated social tradition that it is a man's responsibility to support women because they are weaker, incapable of being equal to men, and better equipped to raise children. However, this is not the case in today's society and our alimony laws need to be changed to reflect modern times. Spousal support traces its roots back to a time when divorce was considered rare and indissoluble. As a result, a husband and wife remained married even after they had

Rape was not always viewed as a crime and marital rape was even further from an act of criminality, in fact until the 1970’s rape laws had some exceptions which left victims unprotected. Rape laws have changed drastically over time and marital rape has become just as recognized as rape committed by a stranger. Two cases of marital rape were reviewed for this discussion, discussion will be based upon similarities and differences regarding the treatment of victims in 1977 versus 2007 as well as how

The law relating spousal compellability. In 1940 Wigmore observed spousal compellability has a long history wrapped ‘in tantalizing obscurity’. Whereas Lord Wilberforce also states that to allowed a spouse to give evidence would rise to discord and perjury of the law which would be to ordinary people repugnant . These are two distinct opinions highlighting the fact that spousal compellability is a highly debatable area of law. Under section 80 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 spouses

The law relating to spousal compellability. In 1940 Wigmore observed spousal compellability has a long history wrapped ‘in tantalizing obscurity’. Whereas Lord Wilberforce also states that to allowed a spouse to give evidence would rise to discord and perjury of the law which would be to ordinary people repugnant . These are two distinct opinions highlighting the fact that spousal compellability is a highly debatable area of law. Under section 80 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 spouses

likely single out Spousal revenge. Readers can choose to argue that spousal revenge infanticide is the most reasonable motive but only if they choose to ignore the following statistics. According to West, a study conducted by the famous psychiatrist, Phillip Resnick, in 1970 shows that the spousal revenge filicide is the least occurring in comparison to others, as it accounts to only two percent while altruistic infanticide accounts to 49 percent (2015, Para.12). Maternal Spousal Revenge Infanticide