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Gendarme profile image74

Love Needs No Luggage

Good Luck in the Chase! It’s pretty safe to say a lot of girls spend half of their lives chasing that storybook romance, only to find that Prince Charming fails to show up at their doorsteps. And...

0 comments    relationship issues mr. right
Chuck profile image94

Dying Intestate

In common law jurisdictions, the owner of property has a great deal of freedom in the disposition of his or her property and, through a will (which is a document written before death), identifies those who...

2 comments    estate will inheritance
YankeeRoo profile image74

Marriage vs De Facto

A couple of years ago, I attended a wedding of two people who had already been living together as a defacto couple and had two children. Recently, I was asked about why people are married if they don't have...

2 comments    relationships marriage wedding
tarhe profile image57

Habeas Corpus

Habeas Corpus is a writ by which a person can seek relief from wrongful detention of him or herself or some other party and it is often called by its full name, habeas corpus ad subjuciendum, in order...

0 comments    habeas corpus common law writs
sarbjitarora profile image51

CLAT (Common Law Admission Test)

CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is an entrance exam that is conducted in India at National Level for admission into Law courses in Law Schools and Universities.

0 comments    llb llm clat
mintymcnair profile image49

CapitalsR-US

Wow. We were just debating last night in an adult literacy class about the usefulness of the apostrophe in our everyday language. Most of the class wanted to discard the apostrophe especially when it appears...

1 comment    education writing word
Shil1978 profile image65

What are the benefits of living together before marriage(cohabitation)? Are there consequences and moral implications?

Cohabitation is much more prevalent in the western world.  There is increasing acceptance to the practice now.  In the years gone by, it certainly was something that was frowned upon and opposed...

6 comments    marriage benefits opinion
Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania56

Understanding Liberty

I have for a long time been fascinated by what has been called "agency", which we might define as the power to choose, and how it relates to the philosophy and mechanics of human relationships and government....

4 comments    politics freedom rights
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Joint Bank Accounts with marriage # 2

Many people have asked me if hubby and I have joint bank accounts. The answer is this "NO WAY!".. Why you ask? First off I have always been the independant kind. I have never had joint anything.. until...

0 comments    family finance money
Carl Knittel profile image44

Who Will Write Our Laws

This is the second chapter in a series on our Constitution. The First chapter describes and explains the preamble and you can read it here: This series will continue breaking down the Constitution one piece...

2 comments    politics government election
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