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Cohabitating “Spouse” Allowed Death Benefits Under Texas Common Law Rules

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Ohio Supreme Court Says Deceased Employee’s Fiancée Might Have Been “Family” Member Entitled to Death Benefits

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Dec 11, 2018

South Carolina: In Dependency Case, Commission May Not Presume “Fornication” Occurred

In an ancient decision (one year older than me), Day v. Day, 216 S.C. 334, 58 S.E.2d 83 (1950), the Supreme Court of South Carolina, reflecting the general moral mindset...

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Apr 9, 2015

PA: Native-American Marriage Ceremony Establishes “Widow’s” Common-law Marriage

On Tuesday, a Pennsylvania appellate court held that a claimant, whose purported husband had been killed in a work-related rollover accident at a ski resort, had presented clear and convincing...

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