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3 - Agreements within Marriage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2023

Brian H. Bix
Brian H. Bix
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University of Minnesota School of Law
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Summary

This chapter analyses agreements entered during the marriage, including marital agreements meant to affect property rights at divorce or at the death of one of the spouses, agreements meant to respond to spousal bad behavior, and reconciliation agreements.

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marital agreementsreconciliation agreementscoercive termsagreements about marital behaviormarital privacyhold-up
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Families by Agreement
Navigating Choice, Tradition, and Law
 , pp. 65 - 75
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Agreements within Marriage
  • Brian H. Bix, University of Minnesota School of Law
  • Book: Families by Agreement
  • Online publication: 03 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107446977.005
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  • Agreements within Marriage
  • Brian H. Bix, University of Minnesota School of Law
  • Book: Families by Agreement
  • Online publication: 03 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107446977.005
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  • Agreements within Marriage
  • Brian H. Bix, University of Minnesota School of Law
  • Book: Families by Agreement
  • Online publication: 03 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107446977.005
Available formats
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