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From: hbb@mtx5d.UUCP (H.B.Braude)
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Subject: Re: Marriage - Yes or No
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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
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