Across
- 2. Composed of more than two generations of a family living together.
- 5. Family arrangement in which authority lies with the father.
- 9. A family unit which is headed by a father and lacks a mother permanently or for an extended period time.
- 10. The declaration by the law court that a marriage is null and void, as if it never happened in the first place.
- 12. Property or other assets passed at the owner's death to those entitled to receive them, either by a will or by the laws governing it.
- 13. The practice of being married to only one husband or wife.
- 15. The formal legal dissolution of a legally constituted marriage.
- 16. A family unit which is headed by a mother and lacks a father permanently or for an extended period time.
- 17. The practice of having more than one husband at the same time, where this is legal.
- 18. The social position held by an individual in a particular situation.
- 19. The criminal offence of marrying a person while still legally married to another.
Down
- 1. The legal procedure by which a married couple remains legally married while living apart.
- 3. Line of descent traced through the male line
- 4. Financial support that a person is ordered by a court to give to their spouse during separation or following divorce.
- 6. Family relationship.
- 7. Line of descent traced through the female line
- 8. Family arrangement in which authority lies with the mother.
- 11. A family including both parents and their child or children.
- 14. The practice of having more than one wife at the same time, where this is legal.
- 16. A legally reconized relationship between an adult male and female that carries certain rights and obligations.
- 18. Each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common