hbb@mtx5d.UUCP (H.B.Braude) (07/08/86)
Don Licsak writes... > Living together is not unlike being married, except for one BIG difference. > Unless there is a binding contract, either party can walk away from the > relationship, breaking the commitment. Easy. No lawyers, divorce laws, etc. > A bruised ego heals in time. I may be mistaken, but I recall a lawsuit involving actor Lee Marvin and another involving singer Peter Framton(sp?) several years ago demonstrated that non-married couples could become embroiled in "divorce-like" property suits in much the same way as married couples. -- Harlan B. Braude {most "backbone" sites}!mtx5d!hbb
dink@ihlpl.UUCP (Warren P. Henderson) (07/08/86)
> I'm being amused reading all of the postings on marriage and no fault > divorce. Why rationalize and/or justify why you don't want to make a > long term commitment to someone through marriage. Let's not belabor > the rationale of divorce laws, laws to protect the children, etc. > > If you aren't prepared for marriage, say so! If the idea of living with > the same person for the rest of your life scares the hell out of you, say > so! If you just don't want to get married, say so! > > Living together is not unlike being married, except for one BIG difference. > Unless there is a binding contract, either party can walk away from the > relationship, breaking the commitment. Easy. No lawyers, divorce laws, etc. > A bruised ego heals in time. > > > -- > > > Don Licsak ihnp4!hsi!licsak > Health Systems International > New Haven, CT 06511 > > > "I'm the person your mother warned you about" "I'm the person your mother didn't warn you about but should have!"
cheryl@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (cheryl) (07/10/86)
In article <774@mtx5d.UUCP> hbb@mtx5d.UUCP (H.B.Braude) writes: >Don Licsak writes... >> Living together is not unlike being married, except for one BIG difference. >> Unless there is a binding contract, either party can walk away from the >> relationship, breaking the commitment. Easy. No lawyers, divorce laws, etc. >> A bruised ego heals in time. >I may be mistaken, but I recall a lawsuit involving actor Lee >Marvin and another involving singer Peter Framton(sp?) several >years ago demonstrated that non-married couples could >become embroiled in "divorce-like" property suits in much the >same way as married couples. Yet another case for explicit property-rights contracts being formulated as property becomes an "issue." Cheryl -- "I hate to say, 'I told you so,' but, I TOLD YOU SO!" -Cassandra