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This article is about the act of adultery or extramarital sex. For other uses, see Adultery (disambiguation). For a broad overview, see Religion and sexuality.
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Age of consent Antisexualism Censorship Circumcision Deviant sexual intercourse Ethics Homophobia Intersex Miscegenation (interracial relations) Norms Objectification Pornography Public morality Red-light district Reproductive rights Same-sex marriage Survival sex
Specific offences
(May vary according to jurisdiction)
Adultery Bestiality Buggery Child grooming Child pornography Child prostitution Criminal transmission of HIV Female genital mutilation Fornication Incest Pimping Prostitution forced Public indecency Rape statutory marital Seduction Sexting Sexual abuse child Sexual assault Sexual harassment Slavery Sodomy UK Section 63 (2008) Violence
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Family
Marriage and other equivalent or similar unions and status
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Prenuptial agreement Cohabitation
Civil union Domestic partnership
Validity of marriages
Void and Voidable marriages Annulment
Dissolution of marriages
Divorce Adultery Grounds for divorce Matrimonial Causes Act Legal separation Alimony Parenting plan Residence (UK (E.W. and NI))
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Paternity Legitimacy Child custody
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Grandparent visitation
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Emancipation Foster care Ward
Parental child abduction
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