marital home
Shared spousal residence
The marital home is the residence where a married couple lives together during their marriage.
The term appears most often in legal contexts—divorce proceedings, property settlements, separation agreements: The court awarded her the marital home.
It carries implications about shared ownership and rights of occupancy regardless of whose name is on the deed.
- family lifeShared household existence
- wedding traditionsRituals surrounding marriage ceremonies
- dream houseImagined perfect residence
- white picket fenceTraditional property divider
- property rightsLegal control over possessions
joint ownership · community ties · title deed · intimacy · prenuptial agreement · property settlement · inheritance · cultural rituals · tenancy · parenting · mortgage · divorce settlement · legal separation · cohabitation · dinner table · holiday celebrations · trust · companionship
- divorcedivorce court, divorce decree, divorce papers, divorce filing, divorce lawyer
- Marital Assetscommunity property, joint tenancy, equity, mortgage, bank accounts
- marital financecommunity property, property division, asset division, divorce settlement, spousal support
marital homecrash pad
Informal temporary lodging
halfway house · flophouse · hostel · short-term rental · hotel room
marital homebachelor pad
Single man's dwelling
college dorm · childhood home · retirement home · empty nest
marital, home, marriage, married, unmarried, marriageable, remarry, remarriage, intermarriage