Family Terms and Concepts

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Across
  1. 3. a formal,legal relationship between a couple
  2. 4. when a marriage has legally ended
  3. 7. one man married to one woman
  4. 10. a family in which the father has authority
  5. 12. the marriage of one woman, to more than one husband at the same time
  6. 14. tracing descent through the mother's line
  7. 15. related to someone by blood
  8. 17. siblings/children living by themselves. Usually the elder sibilings take care of the younger ones
  9. 18. tracing descent through the father's line
  10. 19. a family comprising of more than the nuclear family
  11. 22. the money awarded by the court to the spouse
Down
  1. 1. when a couple separates formally in a court of law
  2. 2. a family which lives with the father's family
  3. 5. a family of two parents and their children living together
  4. 6. a family headed by a mother
  5. 8. the cancellation of a marriage that is not legal
  6. 9. when a spouse enters into a marriage while still legally married to someone else
  7. 11. where one or both parents have children from a previous relationship, but they have combined to form a family
  8. 13. the passing of assests or goods from someone who has died to others
  9. 16. sexual relations between close members of a family
  10. 20. the marriage of one man, to more than one wife at the same time
  11. 21. the position or rank of someone