Family Law

The law places a high value on marriage and the family. That value is carried forward in defining marriage; setting conditions for the state to interfere with marriage; fixing the responsibilities of marriage and family; and detailing when a family may break up and setting ongoing responsibilities when that happens.</p>But there are limits to the law. For example the religion of Luisa and Sam may require that they be married by a minister. It may also require that each make certain promises one to the other. Whether Luisa and Sam do so however is a matter of conscience. The law will neither force them to have or stop them from having a religious wedding.</p>