Each month FindLaw highlights a legal topic. To commemorate Valentine's Day (February 14th), the spotlight for February 2008 is on Marriage and Living Together. Click on the links below for informative articles and resources on marriage, cohabitation, same-sex couples, and more.

• Getting Married: Rights and Benefits - "Tying the knot" or "getting hitched"; whatever you call it, a look at the legal and practical ways that marriage changes your life.

• Benefits of Healthy Marriages - Details the benefits of marriage for women, men, children, and communities, from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

• Getting Married: Checklist - If you've already set a date, follow this checklist of steps to take.

• Living Together Without Marriage - Many couples in the U.S. are living together without the taking the legal step of getting married. Learn the legal do's and don'ts.

• Same-Sex Couples - A legal guide for same-sex couples, including the same-sex marriage movement and parenting issues for same-sex couples.

• Valentine's Day Facts - 180 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged annually. Read more facts on Valentine's Day and love in the U.S., from the U.S. Census Bureau.

• Marriage and the Law - Browse this section of FindLaw's Family Law Center.