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Marriage & D ivorce

Marriage & D ivorce. Chapter 18. Marriage. A contract – what are the 4 parts? Consideration includes: procreation, raising children, filling sexual, economic and companionship needs Common Law Marriage Live together = married In Michigan married at 16 with parent

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Marriage & D ivorce

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  1. Marriage & Divorce Chapter 18

  2. Marriage • A contract – what are the 4 parts? • Consideration includes: procreation, raising children, filling sexual, economic and companionship needs • Common Law Marriage • Live together = married • In Michigan married at 16 with parent • As young as 12 in Massachusetts

  3. Michigan Law 551.2 Marriage as civil contract; consent; license; solemnization. Sec. 2. • So far as its validity in law is concerned, marriage is a civil contract between a man and a woman, to which the consent of parties capable in law of contracting is essential. Consent alone is not enough to effectuate a legal marriage on and after January 1, 1957. Consent shall be followed by obtaining a license as required by section 1 of Act No. 128 of the Public Acts of 1887, being section 551.101 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or as provided for by section 1 of Act No. 180 of the Public Acts of 1897, being section 551.201 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and solemnization as authorized by sections 7 to 18 of this chapter. 551.3 Incapacity; persons man prohibited from marrying. Sec. 3. • A man shall not marry his mother, sister, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, stepmother, grandfather's wife, son's wife, grandson's wife, wife's mother, wife's grandmother, wife's daughter, wife's granddaughter, brother's daughter, sister's daughter, father's sister, mother's sister, or cousin of the first degree, or another man.

  4. Prenuptial Agreement • Contract explaining property rights during the marriage and incase of divorce • What would you include?

  5. End of a Marriage • Death of either party • Annulment • Court order that cancels a marriage because of a problem that existed from the start • i.e. Britney Spears in Vegas • Voidable Marriage • Entered based on fraudulent information = can get an annulment, but legal until filed and ruled on • i.e. Joe Millionaire • Void Marriage • No rights or duties since invalid from the start • i.e. Still married but got married again • Divorce • Dissolution or termination of marriage and division of property and responsibilities • No-Fault Divorce = no big reason, just do not want to be married • Most expensive divorces

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