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Other

Plri: Legislative Efforts to Strengthen Marriage [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, written for the Public Law Research Institute, summarizes the changes made in laws by the states to strengthen the institution of marriage.
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Other

Jewish Law: A Legal Guide to the Prenuptial Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides information on the prenuptial agreement as it is used in the Jewish faith. Many of the restrictions have their basis in Jewish law.
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Article
Other

Law and the Family: The Validity of Prenuptial Agreements [Doc]

For Students 9th - 10th
This legal article from New York Law Journal uses court cases to discuss the validity of these documents. The case law cited is from New York State. (Date of article: Dec. 22, 1998)
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Primary
United Nations

Ohchr: Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the UN Convention on marriage issues passed by the General Assembly in 1962. The page also includes a listing of the ratifying states.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Are the Best Things in Life Free?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars use economic reasoning to analyze the costs and consequences of choice. The idea that the best things in life are free is widely expressed as a maxim by people who know nothing of its origin. They know it's true through...