Common law marriage a legal institution for cohabitation Göran Lind

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lind, Göran

Series:

Oxford scholarship online. Law module

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Common law marriage--United States.

Common law marriage.

Unmarried couples--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Unmarried couples.

Conflict of laws--Common law marriage.

Conflict of laws.

Concubinage.

Conflict of laws--Concubinage.

Unmarried couples--Legal status, laws, etc.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York Oxford University Press 2008

Summary:

This work presents a thorough legal history of common law marriage, from its origins to current law and possible future developments in law. The author researches current law by analyzing American cases and discussing the legal requirements for the establishment of a common law marriage

Contents:

Informal marriages in Roman law

Informal marriages in canon law

The reception of common law marriage in the United States

Legal capacity and common law marriage

The common law marriage contract

Implied marriage agreements

Cohabitation, holding out, and reputation as spouses

Burdens of proof and presumptions

Conflict of laws and choice of law

Scottish irregular marriages

Common law marriage and cohabitation law

The constitutive requisites in the future

Arguments for and against common law marriage and cohabitation law

A new model of marriage

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)-- Uppsala University, Uppsala. 2006

Includes bibliographical references (pages 1101-1128) and index

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Other Format:

Print version Lind, Göran. Common law marriage

ISBN:

9780199710539

0199710538

9780199867837

0199867836

9786612730924

6612730927

1282730924

9781282730922

OCLC:

402704580

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Restricted for use by site license