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  2. Spousal privilege - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, federal case law dictates the privileges permissible and prohibited in federal trials, [2] while state case law governs their scope in state courts. A common rule for both the communications privilege and the testimonial privilege is that, "absent a lawful marriage, civil union, or domestic partnership, there is no privilege."

  3. Economics of marriage - Wikipedia

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    The consequence of man's economic dependence takes different forms in different societies, but recall that according to Jane Collier and Michelle Rosaldo, his needing a wife to provide food is universal among hunter-gatherers. Food, it seems, routinely drives a man's marriage decision more than the need for a sexual partner.

  4. Attorney–client privilege - Wikipedia

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    The person to whom the communication was made: is a member of the bar of a court, or a subordinate of such a member, and; in connection with this communication, is acting as an attorney; and; The communication was for the purpose of securing legal advice. [7] There are a number of exceptions to the privilege in most jurisdictions, chief among them:

  5. Deciding how to communicate with late father-in-law's wife ...

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    QUESTION: My father-in-law died last year. Are we obligated to maintain a relationship with his wife (my husband’s stepmother)?

  6. Legal relationship - Wikipedia

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    A legal relationship, jural relationship, or legal relation is a connection between two persons or other entities that is governed by law. [1] A legal relationship may exist, for example, between two individuals or between an individual and a government. Legal relationships often imply rights and obligations.

  7. Family estrangement - Wikipedia

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    Although the rejected party's psychological and physical health may decline, the estrangement initiator's may improve due to the cessation of abuse and conflict. [2] [3] The social rejection in family estrangement is the equivalent of ostracism which undermines four fundamental human needs: the need to belong, the need for control in social situations, the need to maintain high levels of self ...

  8. Focal point (game theory) - Wikipedia

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    The existence of the focal point is first demonstrated by Schelling with a series of questions. Here is one example: to determine the time and place to meet a stranger in New York City, but without being able to communicate in person beforehand. In this coordination game, any place and time in the city could be an equilibrium solution.

  9. Sexual consent - Wikipedia

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    Within the scholarly literature, definitions surrounding consent and how it should be communicated have been contradictory, limited or without consensus. [1] [2] Dr James Roffee, a senior lecturer in criminology in the Monash University School of Social Sciences, argues that legal definition (see Legal concept of consent) needs to be universal, so as to avoid confusion in legal decisions.