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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- governed by the UPAA \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1)
- pre-nups are generally enforced if they are voluntary, substantively fair, and were made with full disclosure of the assets \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 3)
- pre-nups {\bf{CAN}} protect property rights and obligations, division of property, dependent's interests, spousal support, life insurance, trust/will considerations, and inheritances \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 4)
- pre-nups {\bf{CAN'T}} protect child support and custody, day to day household matters, illegal provisions, anything that encourages divorce, anything unfair or unjust \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 4)
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Divorce Process}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1)
1. Divorce Petition \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1)
2. Request TempOrders \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1)
3. File Proof of Service \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1)
4. Negotiate Settlement \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1)
5. Trial, if necessary \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1)
6. Finalize judgment \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1)
{\bf{Separation}} \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1)
- trial separation - "informal" separation, couple agrees to live apart and try to reconcile; no court involved, property acquired during this time is marital property \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 4)
- legal separation - court grants wishes of both parties to separate but not divorce% Row Count 14 (+ 2)
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Marital Property}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1)
- all property acquired during the marriage \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1)
- When Acquired Rule - anything you or spouse earn or acquire during the marriage \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 2)
{\bf{Separate Property}} \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1)
B - before marriage \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1)
I - inheritance \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1)
G - gifts \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1)
{\bf{Community Property v. Common Law}} \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1)
common law - assets acquired by one member of a married couple are deemed to belong to that person unless they were put in the names of both \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 3)
community property - CA, AZ, NV, LA, ID, NM, WA, TX, WI \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 2)
- community property and debts belong to both spouses, own and owe equally \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 2)
{\bf{50/50 v. Equitable Division}} \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 1)
- 50/50 - community property divided strictly in half, each spouse gets 50\% \newline % Row Count 19 (+ 2)
- Equitable Division - judge may choose to divide assets in any denomination they consider to be a "just and right" division \newline % Row Count 22 (+ 3)
Factors that can lead to disproportionate division \newline % Row Count 24 (+ 2)
- abilities and capabilities \newline % Row Count 25 (+ 1)
- business opportunities/earning potential \newline % Row Count 26 (+ 1)
- financial obligations or need for support \newline % Row Count 27 (+ 1)
- age/health/education \newline % Row Count 28 (+ 1)
- waste/dissipation of marital estate \newline % Row Count 29 (+ 1)
- fault in divorce/separate estate size \newline % Row Count 30 (+ 1)
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- a legal request for compensation when one spouse's property or funds were used to benefit the other spouse during a marriage \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 3)
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Legal union of individuals \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1)
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{\bf{Types of Marriage}} \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1)
- civil marriage - recognized by the state \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1)
- religious marriage - recognized by a religious body \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2)
- monogamous - most common, legal \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1)
- bigamy - includes polygamy and group marriage, illegal in every state, marrige is NOT VALID \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 2)
{\bf{Common Law Marriage}} \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 1)
- enjoys all rights and benefits of marriage, valid in all states under Full Faith + Credit \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 2)
- no "common law divorce" \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 1)
ELEMENTS -\textgreater{} \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 1)
- two people mean for their relationship to be as a married couple \newline % Row Count 19 (+ 2)
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- when they established their marriage relationship they lived in a state that recognizes common law marriage AND \newline % Row Count 24 (+ 3)
- meet the basic requirements under state law \newline % Row Count 25 (+ 1)
TX - 18+, not married to someone else, agree to be married and live in TX as H and W, represent to others that they are married \newline % Row Count 28 (+ 3)
{\bf{Rights and Responsibilities}} \newline % Row Count 29 (+ 1)
- marital misconduct can be grounds for fault divorce \newline % Row Count 31 (+ 2)
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Personal Jurisdiction}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1)
- can be waived! \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1)
in TX, a court can generally assert personal jurisdiction over a party if: \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 2)
- party is a resident \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1)
- party consents to jdx in TX \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1)
- the parties lived together in TX as a married couple \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 2)
- the cause of the divorce occurred in TX \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1)
{\bf{Subject Matter Jurisdiction}} \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1)
- can NOT be waived! \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 1)
in TX a court generally has SMJ over a case if \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 1)
- at least one spouse has been a resident of TX for the preceding 6 months \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 2)
- the spouse filing for divorce has been a resident of the country where the case is filed for the preceding 90 days \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 3)
{\bf{Military Personnel}} \newline % Row Count 18 (+ 1)
Service Member Civil Relief Act - American court may not allow the non-servicemember spouse to proceed with a divorce action unless certain procedural requirements have been met. \newline % Row Count 22 (+ 4)
- servicemember overseas may be able to temporarily stop divorce proceedings pursuant to the act if he or she is unable to participate due to military obligations \newline % Row Count 26 (+ 4)
{\emph{Ex parte}} {\bf{Divorce}} \newline % Row Count 27 (+ 1)
- court has JDX over only one party \newline % Row Count 28 (+ 1)
- Doctrine of Divisibile Divorce allows a party to obtain an {\emph{in rem ex parte}} divorce to terminate the marital relationship while retaining the right to later make orders for support, custody, property \newline % Row Count 33 (+ 5)
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Divorcing Abroad}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1)
- foreign custody orders not usually enforceable un courts in the US \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2)
- states recognize {\emph{ex parte}} decrees from another state, no state recognizes {\emph{ex parte}} decrees from a foreign country \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 3)
{\bf{Full Faith and Credit Clause}} \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1)
- once a valid FDoD is obtained in one state's court, that decree is valid in all other states pursuant to the FF+C Clause \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 3)
{\emph{Res Judicata}} \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 1)
- spouse who has an opportunity to contest the jurisdiction of the court when suit for divorce is filed and does not do so may not later collaterally attack the jurisdiction of the court \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 4)
TX -  \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 1)
- to file, at least one party must be a domiciliary of TX for 6mo preceding the filing AND a domiciliary of the country where the divorce case is filed for 90 days imm. prior to filing% Row Count 20 (+ 4)
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