Jurisdictions that recognize common law marriage usually require all of the following except:

A. Parties must live together as husband and wife.
B. There are no children of the union.
C. Parties hold assets and file taxes jointly.
D. The parties have a present intent to be married to one another.


Answer: B

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What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is not a risk covered by title insurance? 

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In which case did the court find that taxation for unemployment insurance was constitutional?

A) New York Cent. v. White B) Steward Machine Co. v. Davis C) Roe v. Wade D) None of the above

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