Living will

Common law marriage, same sex marriages and divorce

By Leigh-Alexandra Basha | Living will, Marriage contracts, nuptial agreements and matrimonial law, Leigh-Alexandra Basha | 6 min read

Common Law Marriage A right at common law to marry exists unless state law affirmatively changes the right. Common-law marriage can be contracted in eleven U.S. states: Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina,...

divorce, common law, same sex marriage

Validity of Premarital Agreements in USA

By Maud Udry-Alhanko | Estate planning, Living will, Marriage contracts, nuptial agreements and matrimonial law, Maud Udry Alhanko, Leigh-Alexandra Basha | 4 min read

Validity of Premarital and Marital Agreements in the USA All fifty states in the United States recognize the validity of premarital agreements and over half of the states have adopted the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act ("UPAA") adopted in 1983 by the National...

Premarital Agreement