There are fifty-one versions of the marriage contract, one per state plus the District of Columbia, and they disagree about things as basic as whether an inheritance is safe. The book describes the contract most Americans have. These pages say what your state does differently. Click a state.
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Which state's contract applies to you is decided by where you live when the marriage ends, not where the wedding was. See Article 2 of the default contract. · Corrections · About the book