Professional organizations of psychologists have concluded that children stand to benefit from the well-being that results when their parents' relationship is recognized and supported by society's institutions, e.g. civil marriage.
Organisais profesi psikolog menyimpulkan bahwa anak akan mendapatkan manfaat dari kesejahteraan yang dihasilkan ketika hubungan orang tua mereka diakui dan didukung oleh institusi masyarakat, misalnya perkawinan sipil.