Marriage Act
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federal [[Federal government of the United States]]
'''Marriage Act''' may refer to a number of pieces of legislation:
* The [[Marriage Act, 1753]] which abolished [[common-law marriage]] in [[England]] and [[Wales]]
*The [[Marriage Act 1961]], [[Australia]]'s law that governs legal [[marriage]].
* The [[Marriage Act (1697)]], a [[penal law]] passed in [[1697]] discouraging interfaith marriages. All interfaith marriages would be considered legally Catholic. The married couple would have to live under the tough Catholic laws.
*The [[Defense of Marriage Act]] passed in the [[United States]] to limit [[Federal government of the United States|Federal]] marriage recognition to male-female couplings and thus proscribe the possibility of Federal [[same-sex marriage in the United States]]
*The [[Affirmation of Marriage Act]] passed in [[Virginia]]
*The [[Civil Marriage Act]] passed in [[Canada]] explicitly permitting same-sex marriages.
==See also==
*[[Royal Marriages Act 1772]]
*[[Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907]]
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