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Do unmarried couples have the same rights as married couples when separating?
No. There are state and federal laws that bestow scores of legal rights, obligations and protections to legally married couples. Unmarried couples have no such rights, obligations nor protections under the law.
Puritan lawmakers in New England prevented married women from having property rights because?
they feared that separate property rights for women would undercut the unity of married couples.
Purtian lawmakers in new England prevented married women from having property rights because?
They feared that separate property rights for women would undercut the unity of married couples!
Should same-sex married couples have the right to own property?
if they had the right to own property before they married then why would marriage decrease their rights?
What would give same couples most of the rights of married couples?
Civil unions, but that is still "separate but equal." Civil unions are not recognized on the federal level (in the US).
In Indiana do you have to be married for your significant other to adopt your child after the biological father has signed away rights?
No. The person adopting a child does not have to be legally married. If that were the case, only married couples would be able to adopt.
Is there a name for lesbian couples?
If they are married, they are referred to as a "married couple." If they are not married, usually the term "girlfriends" would apply.
Would a teenage married couple have financial problems?
a couples bride is pregnant
What if same-sex marriage were recognized nationally?
If same-sex marriage were recognized nationally, then same-sex couples would receive the same rights and benefits as other married couples do. In the United States, same-sex marriage is already recognized nationally on the federal level.
When renting an apartment will they pull both married couples credit?
A prudent landlord would.
Can a husband and wife create a right of survivorship even if they are not actually married?
No, a right of survivorship typically applies to married couples who jointly own property. Unmarried couples would need to specify their intentions in a legal document, such as a cohabitation agreement, to create a similar right.
Has a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions ever been introduced in either house of the state legislature in Texas?
Yes. On February 12, 2013, Texas State Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa filed a civil unions bill that would give same-sex couples the same rights and benefits as married couples under Texas law.
