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Business Law
Marraige, Divorce, Wills, Estates, and Trusts
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Business
12th Grade
05/14/2009

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Term
Dowry
Definition
Arranged Marraige
Term
Minimum age for marraige w/o parental consent, with parental consent
Definition
18, 14/16
Term
Consensual
Definition
Allowed
Term
Consensual
Definition
Allowed
Term
Common law marraige
Definition
SC 7 yrs live together, intend to be married, joint tax return- came about when people couldn't get to judge
Term
marital contract
Definition
one party in hetero marraige asks and other accepts, binding contract results
Term
annulled
Definition
both dont want it
Term
breach of promise suit is when
Definition
one party wants out ONLY if pregnant or have child with person
Term
Some states require a ____
Definition
Blood test
Term
Most states require a liscense to marry. Wait one day to use it and it will expire in ___________
Definition
6 months
Term
Most states require a liscense to marry. Wait one day to use it and it will expire in ___________
Definition
6 months
Term
Marital Consortium
Definition
Duties of wife and husband to fulfill purposes of union - sexual, economic, companionship
Term
If you don't do any one of the marital consortiums, you can be sued for ________
Definition
alienation of affection
Term
If one party does not fulfill most important duty - kids, they can be sued for
Definition
Loss of Consortium
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Prenup
Definition
give up future claim they might have to part or all of others property
Term
having "property rights"
Definition
having sole control of earnings/credit
Term
Annulment-
Definition
NULL marraige like it never happened, problems existed from beginning & must be acted upon quickly EX STD, Lie abt age, finance, marraige past
Term
Illegalities
Definition
no rights or duities for either- wrong from begin. EX bigamy, incest, mental incompetence
Term
Decendent
Definition
person who dies
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Decendent
Definition
person who dies
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