| A | B |
|---|
| marriage | a legal relationship between a man and a woman over 18 years of age (although there are some exceptions to the age requirement) |
| ceremonial marriage | requires license, waiting period |
| informal marriage | popularly known as common law marriage and of equal weight with ceremonial marriage once three elements proven: cohabitation, representation, and agreement |
| community property presumption | legal evidence assumption that all property owned at the end of the marriage is community property--that is, owned jointly by the husband and wife |
| separate property | must be proven by clear and convincing evidence that stuff is owned by only one spouse; common types are property owned before the marriage, gifts, and inheritances |
| division of property on divorce/annulment | just and right |
| division of property on death | 50/50 |
| dissolution of marriage | end of the relationship by death, divorce, or annulment |
| general jurisdictional requirement for dissolution | 6 months in state; 90 days in county |
| waiting period | divorce must be on file 60 days before divorce may be granted |
| no-fault | basing divorce on insupportability |
| fault | basing divorce on something the other party has done; usually for leverage in property/custody disputes |
| SAPCR | suit affecting parent child relationship |
| Examples of SAPCRS | custody, child support, termination, paternity, adoption |
