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- Divorce in the United States: an overviewDivorce is a court process that legally ends a marriage and settles property, debts, support, and arrangements for children. This guide explains how the process generally works, how states differ, and where federal law plays a role.Updated Oct 30, 2026
- Marriage in the United States: legal basicsMarriage is a legal status created under state law, and it carries rights and duties involving property, support, taxes, benefits, and inheritance. This guide explains how a valid marriage is formed, how states differ, and what the status changes.Updated Oct 30, 2026
- Recording a spouse, parent, or child: family recording rulesWhether a person may record a call or conversation with a relative turns on consent rules that differ by state, not on the family relationship. Recording a conversation one is part of is lawful in most states, while secretly recording other people's conversations is not.Updated Oct 30, 2026
- Spying on family members: what the law saysRelatives do not give up their privacy rights inside a family. Secretly reading a spouse's messages, logging into a relative's accounts, hiding a camera, or tracking a family member can violate federal and state wiretap, computer-access, stalking, and privacy laws, with criminal, civil, and family-court consequences.Updated Oct 30, 2026
- Tracking and spyware on a family member's phone or carSecretly tracking a relative with a GPS device, a Bluetooth tag, or spyware on their phone can violate stalking, wiretap, computer-access, and state tracking laws. Open, consent-based location sharing, and parents monitoring minor children, are treated very differently.Updated Oct 30, 2026
- Commercial leases: key terms and how they workA commercial lease rents space for business use: an office, a shop, a restaurant, or a warehouse. Commercial leases are governed mostly by their own terms and general contract and property law, with far fewer statutory protections than residential leases.Updated Oct 8, 2026
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