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An Inquiry Into The Utility Of "Domicile" As A Concept In Conflicts Analysis, Russell J. Weintraub Apr 1965

An Inquiry Into The Utility Of "Domicile" As A Concept In Conflicts Analysis, Russell J. Weintraub

Michigan Law Review

No attempt is made here to conduct an exhaustive case study of any one particular area in which the concept of "domicile" is used as a tool for analysis in the conflict of laws. A number of thorough and useful studies have been made in narrow areas and are cited at appropriate places in the body of this article. Instead, this article will review the use of "domicile" in analyzing certain typical conflicts problems, particularly its use as the contact or pointing word in choice of law rules concerning the testate and intestate distribution of movables, and, as is newly …


Divorce--Merger Of Seperation Agreement Into Divorce Decree, Charles Edward Barnett Apr 1965

Divorce--Merger Of Seperation Agreement Into Divorce Decree, Charles Edward Barnett

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rights Of Surviving Party Before Final Divorce Mar 1965

Rights Of Surviving Party Before Final Divorce

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reasonable Separation Agreement Executed On Understanding That Wife Would Obtain Foreign Divorce Is Invalid-Viles V. Viles, Michigan Law Review Feb 1965

Reasonable Separation Agreement Executed On Understanding That Wife Would Obtain Foreign Divorce Is Invalid-Viles V. Viles, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

In July 1951, plaintiff and her husband, both New York residents, separated under a temporary agreement entitling the wife to 400 dollars a month for support. Soon thereafter, the husband urged his wife to divorce him, but she would not assent unless he raised her support payments to 459 dollars per month. This increase was embodied in a permanent separation agreement, executed in October 1951, which the husband signed on the oral understanding that the wife would obtain a divorce in the Virgin Islands. The wife journeyed to the Virgin Islands and, in December 1951, obtained a valid divorce decree. …


Refusal To Have Children As A Ground For Divorce Or Annulment, Marvin M. Moore Jan 1965

Refusal To Have Children As A Ground For Divorce Or Annulment, Marvin M. Moore

Cleveland State Law Review

When a husband and wife agree to practice birth control no legal problems are normally created. In England and now in all American jurisdictions the use of contraceptive devices and techniques is perfectly lawful, and only three states impose restrictions on voluntary sterilization. In fact, there is considerable evidence that our society not only permits birth control but considers it highly desirable. However, a different situation is presented when contraception is practiced by one spouse against the will of the other. The offending spouse remains free of criminal liability, but he may be vulnerable to some form of marital legal …