Marriage Flashcards

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what are some of the privileges of marriage

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between parties: alimony, division of property, presumed parent, evidence privilege

to third parties: pension, right to sue, medical decisions

to gov: benefits, migration, less intrusion

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what can we restrict marriage based on

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age
incest
bigamy

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is marriage a basic right

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yes – gets SS

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what is the test for if a statute fucks with the right to marry too much

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if it SIGNIFICANTLY interferes with right to marry

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what does significant interference with right to marry mean

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is the purpose to interfere? is it a direct obstacle?

basically – you can’t get married cause of it

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is delaying marriage a significant interference

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no

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what is it important for gays to marry

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liberty, fundamental right, safeguards families, keystone of social order

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states have to issue marriage licenses and recognize out of state gay marriage but does sexual orientation get SS

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nope

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what are the two kinds of incest

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consanguinity
affinity

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what are the restrictions for consanguinity

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can’t do it

Oregon says: no first cousins or nearer but adoption only cousins are ok

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what are the restrictions for affinity

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basically none

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what is the rule of lenity

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the interpretation of a state must be construed in way most favorable to criminal ∆

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what is / isn’t morality

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morality is sincere and consistent, not prejudice, emotional reaction

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what’s the usual age of consent

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18 - 21

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how old can you marry with parental permission

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Oregon - 17

majority of states - 16

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policy consideration around age of consent

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if marriage is ok under an appropriate age do we even need parental consent

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what are the requirements for consent

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  • lack of coercion
  • capable of assuming/understanding responsibilities of marriage
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how do you just mental capacity to enter marriage

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if party is incapable of understanding nature effect and consequence of marriage

judged at time of marriage. immaturity is not mental incompetency

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are underage marriages or marriages without the requisite permission voidable

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yes generally

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does age requirement for marriage get SS

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no – just delays, doesn’t significantly interfere

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what are the state interests for age reqs

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protect kids, teen marriages not stable

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how is age req over and under inclusive

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some mature kids and some real bad parents

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purpose behind prohibition on polygamy

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-protect marriage as social institution
- prevent fraud against spouses and gov
- protect from exploitation
- men are nuts
- dependence on state

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does first amendment protect bigamy

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no – it protects the ability to believe, not ability to do conduct

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what is an annulment
declaration that no marriage existed due to an impediment at time of creation of marriage
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what kind of marriages are void/voidable
bigamy, incest = void fraudulent, underage = voidable
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what's the policy difference between void and voidable
void = society condemns voidable = concern about coercion
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what's ratification
when a party with full knowledge of the impediment to the marriage continues to act like they are married. takes away option of voiding a voidable marriage
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what if a marriage is void from the start (void ab initio)
courts will not recognize, annul retroactively
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is divorce a remedy for void / voidable
void = no, because never existed voidable = yes
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will kids of an annulment be bastards
no
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who can challenge validity of the marriage and when
third parties can challenge void marriages at any point. some states only allow marriage to be challenged up to 5 years after divorce. voidable marriage can only be challenged while parties are alive
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what are other equitable defenses to void/voidable
unclean hands, estoppel
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what are two approaches to conflicts
Traditional: lex loci - if marriage is valid where performed, it's valid everywhere unless there's a strong public policy reason - applies to common law too Restatement - validity is determined by laws of state with the most significant relationship to the spouses
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what is the problem with traditional lex loci approach to conflicts
evasionary marriages
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what factors will a court consider for the restatement approach to conflicts
- predictability - maintenance of state's relationship to spouses - administrability - state's interests - court's preference for which law they like basically ask which state has more significant interest courts favor validating long term relationships
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what are two kinds of laws that solve conflict of law problems
1. marriage evasion statute (says if you go get married in a way that's illegal here, we ain't counting it) 2. validation statute (all marriages valid at time of k or subsequently validated by the state they happened in are valid here too_
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what will the court usually do in incidents of marriage
o In a situation where a long established married couple moves to a place they cannot be married, the state will usually give foreign marriage validity in the state.
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is a limited purpose marriage valid
yes it is validated for all purposes
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can you get annulment for limited purpose marriage
nope just divorce
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what do we need for marriage
basically intent and capacity
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will being an 81 stop you from marrying
no
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why is the test for mental capacity so low for marriage
administribility, we want people to get married and benefit from marriage
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defenses to marriage
drugs and alcohol fraud and duress
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what are the factors to consider for drug and alcohol defense to marriage
- pre existing relationship - ceremony - intent - involuntary intoxication - how long ago did it happen and did you ratify it with action
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what do we consider for fraud and duress
the fraud has to go to an essential of the marriage. could be willingness to have kids, sex.
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what do you need procedurally to get married
license and solemnize
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why does the state have an interest in solemnizing
require people to hold out as married, forces people to recognize importance
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can you be married by proxy
uniform marriage and divorce act says yes but must consumate
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can you get an annulment if you claim the officiant wasn't real. like say he was an indian
not if you previously said he was legit and you'd get an unfair advantage
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what is the mock priest statute
if either party thinks the priest is legit, the marriage is valid
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general approach for solemnization
law wants to give benefit of marriage to those who think they are married person attacking the validity of solemnization has burden of rebutting that it was valid
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what do we presume about getting married
-marriage is valid -formalities were complied with -ceremony was proper -parties have capacity
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what does a covenant marriage require
- mandatory premarital counseling - agreement to go to counseling to overcome issues - limits grounds for divorce, dependent on misconduct, more waiting
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what if a covenant marriage moves to state that doesn't have it
state will apply its own laws
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what are the elements of common law marriage
1. agreement to marry presently (intent) 2. cohab 3. holding out
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is common law different than marriage
no
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can you annul a common law marriage
no only divorce
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what is a putative spouse
someone who believes in good faith that they are married and is afforded legal rights because of their reliance on that belief
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what is the presumption for putative if the first and second marriages are both valid
stronger presumption that the latest one is the valid one first spouse can rebut by showing there was no end to first marriage by checking records in ALL jdx they were domiciled in
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when do you stop being putative spouse
find out he's married death or divorce, can ripen into regular spouse