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| a same-sex relationship in vermont that has the same benefits, protections and responsibilities under vermont law that are grandted to spouses in a marriage. |
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| removable without destroying what remains |
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| an express or implied agreement to participate in a common enterprise in which the parties have a mutual right of control. |
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| the marriage of two people who cohabit, hold themselves our as husband and wife, and agree to be married even though they do not go through a ceremonial wedding (in TX in formal marriage). |
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| voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone to whom he or she is not married. |
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| a thing, object, or status |
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| the formal notice from the court that informs the defendant a lawsuit has been filed and that orders the defendant to appear and answer the allegations of the plaintiff |
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| as a poor person (allowing the waiver of court fees) |
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| the pleading filed in response to a complaint |
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| a claim made by a defendant against a plaintiff |
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| a written set of factual questions sent by one party to another before trial begins. |
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| conditional; dependent on something that may not happen |
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| land and anything permanently attached to the land. |
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| movable property; any property other than real property |
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| pertaining to a physical form; able to be made contact with through the senses such as touch |
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| pertaining to that which does not have a physical form |
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| a gift of personal property in a will |
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| a gift of real property in a will |
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| joint and several liability |
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| more than one person is legally resposible. they are responsible together and individually for the entire amount. |
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| to compensate another for any loss or expense incurred. |
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| the right of a widow to the lifetime use of one-third of the land her husband owned during marriage. |
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| the right of a husband to the lifetime use of all the land of his deceased with owned during the marriage (if issue were born of the marriage). |
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| while the litigation is going on |
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| the power of a court to render a decision that binds an individual defendant. |
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| a divorce decree that is enforceable in another state only in part. |
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| an encumberance or claim on property imposed as security for the payment of debt. |
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| a process whereby a debtor's property under the control of another is given to a third person to whom the debtor owes a debt. |
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| qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) |
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| a court order that allows a nonemployee to reach pension benefits of an employee or former employee in order to satisfy a support or marital obligation to the nonemployee. |
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| an event that may or may not occur |
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| the parent with physical custody. |
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| the process of submitting a dispute to a third party (other than a judge) who will help the parties reach their own resolution of the dispute. |
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| being liable because of what someone else has done. standing in tthe place of someone else who is the one who actually committed the wrong. |
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