My sister and her partner are not married. Precisely what does this mean and are there any legal barriers to not having their parents married when the children grow up. What are the social implications in some social circles. Thanks
2007-12-25 20:01:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
My lucylocket7258's Do you assume on everything? My sister and her partner are in a loving relationship. Both work professionally and provide for their children. they have made a conscious decision not to marry for their own political reasons and not to claim welfare as you assume.
2007-12-26 11:51:49 · update #1
The children were born out of wedlock. . .Their fathers could still have signed their birth certificate and they are legally his. . .If he didn't, the children would carry your sisters last name. . Most don't put the fathers down, so they can collect money from the state, that way ...my tax dollars are given to her to raise them and the fathers don't have to pay a cent. I don't think this is morally right but there is nothing I can do to change the way it is. One day,I pray the government will change some of this and make the parents raise their own children. . .The only legal barrier these children would have would be that there legal father would not be down on paper...I would hate to know my sons were fathered but have my maiden name. That is not fair to the child but nobody seems to care nowadays. . .
2007-12-25 22:04:14 · answer #1 · answered by lucylocket7258 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most married people are not committed (proof = divorce rate) and it's true, even more true for those who are living together, but that doesn't mean anything for your sister and her partner or their children. If they are committed, whether or not they are married means very little. Marriage is not commitment. Marriage is a legal contract and it is is important for those who want to live together and may want to take advantage of divorce rights. If they're not committed and not married, when the break up comes up, your sister will have less legal protection than she would if she were married which can have an effect on her children at least monetarily.
The only social implications that may exist is if your sister or your family is part of a very religious and therefore judgmental group. This would then hurt your sister and your mother's reputation. Other than with religious nutters, there shouldn't be any.
2007-12-25 20:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by some female 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In today's society I do not believe there really are any social implications of having the parents being unmarried, particularly if the parents are in a relationship. I am not aware of any legal barriers either - both parents have the ability to contribute to important legal and medical situations concerning their children even if unmarried.
I think what your mother said was insensitive, because there's no such thing as "illegitimate" children - the children are legitimately children that require the same care and nurturing as the children of married parents. Thankfully today society is accustomed to families being in all sizes/forms/colors/etc.
2007-12-25 20:08:35 · answer #3 · answered by JPO 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's an old fashioned way of saying they were born out of wedlock, or that they're parents were not married to each other at the time they were born.
It used to be put on the birth certificate, but those were times when children were faulted if their parents weren't married to each other.....very wrong but at that time Society judged the kids as harshly as the parents....it's so commonplace now now one even raises an eyebrow, and kids born under those circumstances are not treated any differently than kids who are born within a marriage.....
During those times the barriers were mostly social, not legal. Thankgoodness Society has quit blaming the kids for their parents' choices with reguard to marriage...or no marriage.
2007-12-25 23:28:49 · answer #4 · answered by The Original GarnetGlitter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What matters is whether they are committed to give their children a good growing-up environment and upbringing, else, whether or not they are married means very little, esp. if they are still in a loving relationship.
2007-12-25 20:18:44 · answer #5 · answered by sk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your mother is very ignorant , there are NO repurcussions in society in this day and age ignore your mother and her vile comments.Your sister's happy so it has nothing to do with anyone bar her and her husband and please dont repeat the words in front of her children that would be cold and heartless.
2007-12-25 20:46:33 · answer #6 · answered by JadeyOz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She simply disapproves their relationship and this is her way of conveying so. She seems religious.
2007-12-25 20:21:29 · answer #7 · answered by Reer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Socialy it just means that their mom should have kept her legs crossed. Otherwise not a damn thing.
2007-12-25 20:13:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
might be where there not married and she had them out of wedlock is all i can think of unless they belong to other men .
2007-12-25 20:12:29 · answer #9 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋