Example Sentences

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Marvin, which ruled that unmarried partners could sue each other to enforce alleged promises or agreements made during their nonmarital relationship.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

That has a lot to do with the less rigid, more free-form nature of the nonmarital, nonfamilial friend relationship itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022

Our current regime was inspired by a belief that these fathers “care little about, and have scant contact with, their nonmarital children.”

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2017

Extramarital affairs and nonmarital births have always provided challenges for courts grappling with that question, but assisted reproduction has added another dimension.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2016

And by supporting single mothers, it seemed to condone nonmarital childbearing.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2015