Put a Ring on It or Plan Carefully: Estate Law for Modern Couples

The Marriage Myth There is a widely held view that marriage is largely symbolic and that common-law relationships are functionally the same. In many respects, that is very true. Estate law, however, continues to draw meaningful distinctions, which tend to matter most when something goes wrong. Common-law partners do not automatically stand in the same...

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