Is living together with a partner for a period of years enough to establish a common law marriage
What will be an ideal response?
No, although it may be a factor. It varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction (some require 5 or 7 years, some set no time limit), but it also requires a present intention to be married, holding yourselves out as husband and wife, and the legal capacity to be married. [3/20-23]
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An unmarried couple has come in to ask for advice. They have never wanted to be married, but they're expecting a child, and want to protect the child's rights. They understand their marital rights, and are willing to waive them, but they are not sure if they would be putting their child at a legal disadvantage by not marrying. Create a list of rights that a nonmarital child would have, and compare it to a list of rights a child born within marriage would have.
What will be an ideal response?
The ABA adopted its Model Guidelines for the Utilization of Legal Assistant Services in:
a. 1991 b. 1950 c. 1959 d. 2003
In a complaint, the prayer for relief should be
A. ?at the end. B. ?at the beginning. C. ?in the middle. D. ?None of these choices is correct.
What is the process of comparing the facts of your case to facts found in previously decided cases to determine if they are sufficiently similar to be used as legal authority?
A) similar law analysis B) similar fact analysis C) legal precedent D) case on point