Buxton v. Buxton’s Empirical Analysis

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15 state decisions

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1. “This paragraph does not abrogate the requirement that every marriage in this state be solemnized under a license, does not recognize a common law marriage as valid, and does not recognize a de facto marriage. This paragraph recognizes only that relationships do exist that provide economic support equivalent to a marriage and that alimony terminable on remarriage may be reduced or terminated upon the establishment of equivalent equitable circumstances as described in this paragraph.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Linstroth v. Dorgan

2. “on the former wife's tax returns. Id. at 952 . The couple slept in the same bed and shared household chores, maintenance, and items. Id. at 955 . The couple, however, did not have joint bank accounts. Id. The appellate court concluded that the factors presented in Buxton established that the couple was in a long-term relationship that provided both economic and social support equivalent to that of a marriage. Id. The court therefore determined that a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Linstroth v. Dorgan

3. “exists. While consideration of financial support is an important part of that analysis (determining which relationships are equitably analogous to marriage) that factor alone does not define whether a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Linstroth v. Dorgan