Intro to Law for Paralegals: Family Law Flashcards

3470496833	Traditional Marriage	Validity requires 3 elements: - solemnization - age (void if under 17 w/o parental consent) - no disability	0
3470503612	Solemnization of Marriage	judge or some party empowered by state to marry parties	1
3470512383	Common-law marriage	created w/o ceremony where parties cohabit as husband and wife and assume marital obligations -- Valid in WA only if lawful in state where it started Validity: 1. living together 2. holding out to public as married (same last name, joint taxes, bank accounts, etc.) 3. together for "significant" period of time 4. intend to be married	2
3470535651	Meretricious relationships	(in WA) stable, marital-like (ability to marry) relationships where both partners cohabit with knowledge that lawful marriage between them doesn't exist	3
3470555202	Domestic partnership requirements	1. both persons share common residence 2. both are at least 18 years old 3. neither is married to someone else or in another state-registered domestic partnership with someone else 4. both are capable of consenting to partnership 5. both are true: a) not nearer of kin than 2nd cousins (full/half) b) neither is a sibling, child, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew to other	4
3470589002	Prohibited marriages	multiple spouses, consanguinity (too closely related)	5
3470603380	Constitutional Full Faith and Credit	all states must recognize validity of marriages from other states	6