Chapter 3&4 Terms

disputed challenged

a letter sent by an attorney to a prospective client explicitly stating that the attorney will not be representing this person

having a reasonable basis to believe that a persons claim or defense will succeed

the contract of employment between attorney and client

a letter that tells the recipient that the office represents the client and that the client consents to the release of any information about the client to the office

a contract made by two individuals who intend to stay unmarried indefinately that covers financial and related matters while living together, upon separation, or upon death

the relinquishment or giving up of a right or privilege becuz of an explicit rejection of it or because of a failure to take appropriate steps to claim it at the proper time

a same sex legal relationship in Vermont that grants the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under Vermont law that are granted to spouses in a marriage

sexual relations between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse

to live together as husband and wife

a person who reasonably believed he or she entered a valid marriage even though there was a legal impediment that made the marriage unlawful

a nonlegal term for payments made by one nonmarried party to another after they cease living together, usually because they entered an express or implied contract to do so while they were living together or cohabiting