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common-law marriage

A marriage existing by mutual agreement between a man and a woman, or by the fact of their cohabitation, without a civil or religious ceremony.

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common-law marriage - a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, wedlock, union - the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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common common law common-law marriage matrimony spousal relationship Union wedlock			The new Bill is designed to fill a legislative gap for band members regarding matrimonial real property (which means the home and sometimes the land associated with it), a legal concept that recognizes the equal contributions of a man and a woman in a common-law partnership or marriage. Bill C-8 heavy on court process, lacks Aboriginal justice concepts by Harries, Kate / Windspeaker ii) In the case of a spousal transfer: Property income attribution ends when the spouses are living separate and apart because of a breakdown of their marriage or common-law partnership; capital gain attribution ends when the spouses are living separate and apart because of a breakdown of their marriage or common-law partnership, and jointly elect not to have the capital gain attribution apply. A Look at Attribution Rules by Jimmy Kwan / Beyond Numbers And experts estimate almost 500 women across the country are involved in sexual common-law partnerships. FRISKY FATHERS; EXCLUSIVE CHURCH CELIBACY CRISIS 500 women in affair ... by The Mirror (London, England)			common touch common unicorn plant common use common use alternatives common user item common valerian common vetchling common viper common wallaby common wart common wasp common water snake common watercress common wheat common white dogwood common winterberry holly common wolffia common wood sorrel common wormwood common year common yellowthroat common yellowwood common zebra common-law common-law marriage Common-law partnership common-sense common-situs picketing common-use container common-user airlift service common-user item common-user logistics common-user military land transportation common-user network common-user ocean terminals common-user sealift common-user transportation commonable commonage commonality commonalty commoner commonhold Commonish Commonition Commonitive Commonitory commonly commonness commonplace commonplace book			common-drain amplifier common-emitter connection common-gate amplifier Common-Gate FET Common-Gate Field Effect Transistor Common-ion effect Common-ISDN-API common-law common-law common-law common-law common-law Common-Law Action Common-Law Courts Common-Law Courts Common-Law Courts Common-Law Courts Common-Law Form of Action Common-Law Form of Action Common-Law Form of Action Common-Law Form of Action Common-law husband Common-law husband Common-law husband common-law marriage common-law marriage common-law marriage Common-Law Partner Common-Law Partner Common-Law Partner Common-law partnership Common-Law Pleading Common-law relationship Common-law relationship Common-law relationship Common-law spouse Common-law spouse Common-law spouse Common-Law State Common-Law Trust Common-law wife Common-law wife Common-law wife common-lead dating common-mode error common-mode gain common-mode input capacitance common-mode input impedance common-mode input resistance Common-Mode Ratio Common-mode rejection Common-mode rejection ratio common-mode signal common-mode voltage Common-Off-The-Shelf common-or-garden Common-place book Common-place book Common-place book Common-pool resource Common-rail Diesel Injection

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common-law marriage (redirected from Common-law partnership)

common-law marriage
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