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The married women's property acts gave women the right to bring lawsuits in their own name, but courts were reluctant to extend that right to the marriage relationship. [1] Between 1860 and 1913, courts narrowly interpreted marriage property acts so as to not allow spouses to sue each other for tortious acts. [ 1 ]
Maine: Married women are given the right to own (but not control) property in their own name. [4] 1841. Maryland: Married women are given the right to own (but not control) property in their own name. [4] 1842. New Hampshire: Married women are given the right to own and manage property in their own name during the incapacity of their spouse. [4 ...
The Federal Tort Claims Act (August 2, 1946, ch. 646, Title IV, 60 Stat. 812, 28 U.S.C. Part VI, Chapter 171 and 28 U.S.C. § 1346) ("FTCA") is a 1946 federal statute that permits private parties to sue the United States in a federal court for most torts committed by persons acting on behalf of the United States.
The right to receive property conveys ownership for tax Purposes. A decree of divorce transfers the right to that property by reason of the marriage and is also a transfer within a marriage. It makes no difference whether the property itself or equivalent compensation is transferred before, or after the decree dissolves the marriage.
The FTC (and DOJ) should return to the consumer welfare standard instead of persisting in the economic illiteracy and noncomprehensive jurisprudence promulgated by the 2023 guidelines.
As a result of the lawsuit, the Name Equality Act of 2007 was passed to allow either spouse to change their name, using their marriage license as the means of the change; the law took effect in 2009. [155] [156] New Zealand: The Human Rights (Women in Armed Forces) Amendment Act 2007 is an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand in 2007.
Opendoor Technologies Inc. agreed to pay $62 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle allegations that it misled potential home sellers in its marketing campaigns.
An exclusive right to sell agreement gives one real estate agent and their brokerage the sole right to market and sell a property.