A residence is the place where a person lives or resides, which may be different from one’s domicile. It can be a house, apartment, or any other dwelling where someone makes their home.
Residence also refers to the act of...
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restraining order
A restraining order is a court order enjoining a person from taking a particular action in relation to another person. Also referred to as a temporary restraining order (TRO). Restraining orders are often issued in cases of domestic violence...
retirement benefits
Retirement benefits are a cash annuity, medical insurance, or other subsidy received once a person ends their working life or once they reach a certain age. Retirement benefits are often provided by the Social Security Administration to...
right of disposition
Right of disposition, in mortuary law, is the right of family or friends to make decisions on the funeral, burial, cremation, or other methods of final disposition of the deceased. The order of the right of disposition varies depending on the...
right to privacy
Overview:
There is a long and evolving history regarding the right to privacy in the United States. In the context of American jurisprudence, the Supreme Court first recognized the “right to privacy” in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965). Before...
roll over
Rollover means to extend a particular financial agreement.
In the context of retirement accounts, rollover often refers to transferring funds from one Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to another traditional IRA or Roth IRA, or from...same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is marriage between partners of the same sex and/or gender identity. For example, a marriage between two men or two women.
In 2003, Massachusetts became the first state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex...
secondary right of disposition
In mortuary law, the secondary right of disposition refers to the right of the state or local government to control the disposition of a corpse where no next of kin can be found according to statute. Typically when someone passes, the next of...
separate property
Separate property is property that is owned by one spouse and not the other. There are two categories of marital property; community property, and separate property. Community property is when spouses share all property equally. However, even...
separation
In general, a separation is the termination of any contractual relationship (e.g., a contract for employment).
In family law, a separation is a situation in which spouses live apart from each other because of a judicial...