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Legitimacy (family law)

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Not to be confused with Legitimacy (political). "Illegitimate" redirects here. For other uses, see Illegitimate (disambiguation). Family law Family Marriage and other equivalent or similar unions and status Marriage Types of marriages Prenuptial agreement Cohabitation Concubinage Common-law marriage Civil union Domestic partnership Validity of marriages Void and Voidable marriages Annulment Marriage fraud Dissolution of marriages Divorce Adultery Grounds for divorce No-fault divorce Matrimonial Causes Act Legal separation Alimony Parenting plan Residence [UK (E.W. and NI)] Parental rights Custody Evaluator (U.S.) Parenting coordinator (U.S.) Other issues Paternity Legitimacy Child custody Legal guardian Adoption Child support Contact & visitation CAFCASS [UK (E.W.)] Grandparent visitation U.N. Rights of the Child Children's rights Emancipation Foster care Ward Parental child abduction Private international law Private international law Divorce Marriage Hague Conventi...

Inner Hebrides

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The Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Looking west to Balephuil Bay, Tiree across the machair. Kinloch Castle, Rùm The Inner Hebrides ( / ˈ h ɛ b r ɪ d iː z / ; Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan a-staigh , "the inner isles") is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which experience a mild oceanic climate. The Inner Hebrides comprise 35 inhabited islands as well as 44 uninhabited islands with an area greater than 30 hectares (74 acres). The main commercial activities are tourism, crofting, fishing and whisky distilling. In modern times the Inner Hebrides have formed part of two separate local government jurisdictions, one to the north and the other to the south. Together, the islands have an area of about 4,130 km 2 (1,594 sq mi), and had a population of 18,948 in 2011. [1] [2] The population density is therefore about 4.6 per km 2 (12 per squ...