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If it will work for Elizabeth, how about Elin Woods? She could sue those money grubbing bimbos for every penny they earn from their tell-all interviews and book deals. Then donate that money to battered women's shelters. That would be a very modern way to stop trashy adulterers from prospering when they go after celebrities or the wealthy.
Elin Woods lives in Florida the laws are different
I think such laws are great! We need stiffer laws (not just civil but criminal I think) on adultery for both offending parties, even more so for public servants, government officials, etc. Of course, that also means making pornography illegal, but that is something that desperately needs to be done in the first place given the great amount of harm that it causes to our society and to individuals. Too many people treat marriage like it is disposable these days and act like sex is a sport instead of a sacred part of marriage.
Getting married was pretty darn hard. We had to do a lot of work and planning and negotiated about a million social contracts in the process. Both our families were supportive in their own disfunctional ways which made for an emotionally wrenching process. And we were spending money. Our wedding was modest. We didn't make much at the time, so every penny counted.
Getting divorced was actually pretty similar except our parents were still very supportive but kept their mouths shut this time around.
We make a lot more money now, so every penny counted.
When I was considering North Carolina to move to with my significant other, I found out that living together unmarried was against the law there. So I ruled it out since we had no intention of getting married at that time. I don't know what would have happened if we were found out, if this antiquated law would be enforced or not, but I didn't want to find out the hard way.
Thank you for letting me know! I can't recall where the information I got came from but am glad to know it's been changed. I don't think we'd have gone to NC anyway, simply because it's too far from the west coast.
Thank you for letting me know! I can't recall where the information I got came from but am glad to know it's been changed. I don't think we'd have gone to NC anyway, simply because it's too far from the west coast.
If proximity to the West Coast was a priority, then why in the world was NC on your list to begin with?
If proximity to the West Coast was a priority, then why in the world was NC on your list to begin with?
Well, at that time we hadn't ruled out moving so far. We were thinking of other states such as Tennessee and North Carolina. We didn't have to stay in the west so we considered numerous places, then ruled them out one by one.
Getting married should be as difficult as getting a divorce.
I don't think it used to be in North Carolina. We have had some law changes and right now I don't know what the laws are because of so many changes by the legislatures and so many law suits that may or may not have changed those new laws. When a couple have lived together for a certain number of years it used to be called a "common law marriage." I think that was one law that was done away with when they made marriage law changes.
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