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Parents who gave property to a daughter upon marriage also enjoyed the protection the Act provided from a son-in-law's mishandling of his family's affairs. [14] The property a woman could own and protect from her husband's creditors included slaves. [15] Maryland enacted important legislation in 1843 and Arkansas enacted legislation in 1846. [15]
The White-Slave Traffic Act, or the Mann Act, is a United States federal law passed June 25. [61] It is named after Congressman James Robert Mann of Illinois , and in its original form made it a felony to engage in interstate or foreign commerce transport of "any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery , or for any other ...
Community of Acquests and Gains: Each spouse owns an undivided half-interest in all property acquired during the marriage, except for property acquired by gift or inheritance during the marriage, which is separate property; or which traces to separate property acquired before the marriage, which remains separate property; or which is acquired during a period when the couple are permanently ...
Separate Property with Equitable Distribution: Under this system, when substantially more property acquired during a marriage is owned by one spouse (e.g. title to all marital property is held in the husband's name only), the courts will make an equitable distribution of the richer spouse's property at death or dissolution of the marriage.
The community property concept originated in civil law jurisdictions but is now also found in some common law jurisdictions. U.S. states with community property laws draw primarily from the marital property laws under the civil law of France and Spain. [10] Division of community property may take place by item by splitting all items or by values.
Uniform Marital Property Act: 1983 Uniform Marketable Title Act: 1990 Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act: 1970, 1973 Uniform Mediation Act: 2003 Uniform Money Services Act: 2000 Uniform Multiple-Person Accounts Act: 1969, 1989 Uniform Nonprobate Transfers On Death: 1989 Uniform Parentage Act: 1973, 2000 Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act: 2010
Prior to the enactment of DOMA, the GAO identified 1,049 federal statutory provisions [2] in which benefits, rights, and privileges are contingent on marital status or in which marital status is a factor. An update was published in 2004 by the GAO covering the period between September 21, 1996 (when DOMA was signed into law), and December 31, 2003.
Issues may arise in family law where there is a question as to the laws of the jurisdiction that apply to the marriage relationship or to custody and divorce, and whether a divorce or child custody order is recognized under the laws of another jurisdiction.