marriage

Common law marriage is a marriage without formal solemnization or without formalities such as a marriage license or ceremony. Although mere cohabitation is insufficient to establish a common-law marriage, cohabitation is generally required as an element in the formation of a valid common law marriage. Most states

Common property refers to property owned by more than one entity. Because of this shared ownership, an individual party’s degree of control over common property is less than it would be if they owned that property alone. Common property is found in a variety of scenarios:  

Community property refers to assets acquired during a marriage by either spouse. These assets can include property, income and even debt. Not all states recognize community property.

Community property with the right of survivorship is an agreement where, after the death of a spouse, ownership of the property that is jointly owned by both spouses automatically passes to the other spouse.

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Comparable rectitude was a doctrine in divorce law where courts would evaluate the comparative fault of each spouse. Under the harsher doctrine of recrimination, a spouse who was accused of conduct constituting grounds for divorce could, as a defense, accuse the other spouse of similar misconduct. If both spouses were at fault, the court would not allow a divorce.

Condonation is commonly a defense argument made by a person (complainant), who had previously either forgiven or ignored an act about which he/she is now legally complaining. The law governing condonation may vary state to state, but generally it is an act to forgive one’s spouse who has committed an act of wrongdoing that would constitute  grounds for divorce in a marriage. Condonation is often used as a defense to a divorce. 

Conjugal rights refer to the mutual rights and privileges between two individuals arising from the state of being married. These rights include mutual rights of companionship, support, comfort, sexual relations, affection, joint property rights and the like.

Connivance most commonly refers to a defense in divorce law in which a spouse accused of adultery, or another form of sexual misconduct, asserts that the other spouse consented to the adultery. The modern availability of no-fault divorce has likely made the defense less prevalent.

Consanguinity is the relationship between people who share a common ancestor, distinguishing relatives by blood from those related by affinity. Affinity refers to relationships created by marriage.