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Legal - Chapter 29
Chapter 29 terms
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09/19/2011

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support
Definition
furnishing funds or means for maintenance, including the necessaries of food, clothing, and shelter
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antenuptial contract
Definition
(prenup) an agreement, prepared and signed in contemplation of marriage; has to be 1) in writing 2) voluntary 3) notarized; also called a marriage agreement;
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premarital
Definition
before marriage; an antenuptial contract is a .... agreement between the parties
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domicile
Definition
the place where a person regularly lives
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community property
Definition
property owned by a husband and wife
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joint tenancy
Definition
joint estate in which all parties have the same interest, acquired at the same time by the same instrument; if one owner dies, that person's share passes to the remaining owners
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severalty
Definition
sole ownership of real property
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tenancy in common
Definition
joint estate in which there is unity of possesion only
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tenancy by the entirety
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special type of ownership of real estate for husband and wife; resembles joint tenancy; death of one spouse makes the survivor the sole owner of the property
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cohabitation
Definition
indicating that two people are residing together as man and wife
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consortium
Definition
the right each partner has to the company, help, services, cooperation, and affection of the other
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feme sole
Definition
a single woman, including one who has been married and is then widowed or divorced
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feme covert
Definition
married woman; usually used to compare the legal disabilities of a married woman to the condition of a feme sole
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bigamy
Definition
offense of having two living husbands or wives at the same time
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polygamy
Definition
offense who marries two or more people simultaneously
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monogamy
Definition
state of being married to only one person at a time
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necessaries
Definition
items required to sustain, protect, or prolong life, and also those items suitable to the rank and position of the person concerned; include food, shelter, clothing, medical and health care....
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custody
Definition
possession and control over a thing or person
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