Private or civil law deals with those relations between individuals with which the state is not directly

concerned: as in the relations between husband and wife, parent and child, and the various kinds
of property, contracts, torts, trusts, legacies, the right recognized by the rules of admiralty, etc.", -
urban dictionary

Prenuptial or postnuptial contracts can affect one or both spouses’ rights and
obligations during and after a marriage. Most often, a prenup or postnup will
change your financial responsibilities or rights to assets upon divorce. For
example, an agreement can require your spouse to take full responsibility for
all debts, keep your property separate, and may limit either spouse’s right to
collect alimony in the event of divorce. One financial area that prenuptial and
postnuptial agreements can’t cover is child support. Parents can’t pre-
negotiate the terms of child custody or child support in a premarital agreement
or postnup.
https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/family-law/matrimonial-law/rights-and-
responsibilities-of-a-married-person.html

Family law is an important area of law that regulates all legal aspects of a person’s family life. Issues
involving marriage, separation, and divorce often bring about the most complex legal issues a
person will ever face.

https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/husband-and-wife.html

If you are going through a divorce and are in a dispute over the division of property, you may find the
advice of a divorce lawyer to be extremely helpful. Due to the complicated nature of divorce
proceedings, the counsel of an attorney that specializes in these kinds of disputes can be beneficial.
They can help provide legal advice according to the specific laws of the state where the divorce is
occurring

When a couple gets a separation or divorce, it is a common practice to divide the property either
through a mutual agreement or through a court proceeding. When taken into court, these disputes
are dealt with in terms of property that is shared between the parties and property that is considered
“separate property.”

As these determinations are made in court, any property deemed to be separate property is not
really relevant to the proceeding. This is because it basically belongs to the person whose separate
property it is, and generally won’t be subject to division by the court. Shared property will be
classified as belonging to both spouses, and its future owner will be decided by the court.
What Type of Property is Commonly Referred to as Separate Property?

Classifications of property in a divorce context may depend on state laws. However, generally
speaking, the following are the most common forms of separate property:

 Inheritances and gifts (such as property received through a will);

 Heirlooms (usually valuable items kept in the family such as jewelry);
 Chattels (property) used wholly or principally for business purposes;
 Property acquired under a trust;
 Property the partners declare to be separate under an agreement;
 Property acquired before the marriage began; and
 Property obtained with the proceeds of separate property and not intended for the use or
benefit of both partners.

Perhaps the most clearly defined separate property are those items that are declared to be separate
property through an agreement between the parties. Thus, if there are any specific property items or
assets that the parties don’t want to be classified as shared property, they should form an agreement
and list the property as separate property. This is typically done through a legal document such as
a prenuptial agreement.

https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/separate-and-shared-marriage-property.html

Crimes can be classified in many ways. Crimes also can be grouped by subject matter.
For example, a crime like assault, battery, or rape tends to injure another person’s body,
so it can be classified as a “crime against the person.” If a crime tends to injure a person
by depriving him or her of property or by damaging property, it can be classified as a
“crime against property.” These classifications are basically for convenience and are not
imperative to the study of criminal law.

More important and substantive is the classification of crimes according to the severity
of punishment. This is called grading. Crimes are generally graded into four
categories: felonies, misdemeanors, felony-misdemeanors, and infractions. Often the
criminal intent element affects a crime’s grading. Malum in se crimes, murder, for
example, are evil in their nature and are generally graded higher than malum
prohibitum crimes, which are regulatory, like a failure to pay income taxes.

Felonies

Felonies are the most serious crimes. They are either supported by a heinous intent,
like the intent to kill, or accompanied by an extremely serious result, such as loss of life,
grievous injury, or destruction of property. Felonies are serious, so they are graded the
highest, and all sentencing options are available. Depending on the jurisdiction and the
crime, the sentence could be execution, prison time, a fine, or alternative sentencing
such as probation, rehabilitation, and home confinement. Potential consequences of a
felony conviction also include the inability to vote, own a weapon, or even participate in
certain careers.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-criminallaw/chapter/1-4-classification-of-crimes/