Just read an article about a newly married lesbian couple suing their doctor. In it, the legal term “lack of consortium” is mentioned. I’m intrigued. What is the literal and legal meaning of that term?
That’s loss of consortium. Consortium is the benefits that one person is entitled to receive from another; for a spouse, this is companionship, cooperation, aid, affection, and sexual relations. (Black’s Law Dictionary, 7th edition)