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social science subjects > economics > applied economics > economics and law > property distribution
... > contexts > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > economics and law > property distribution
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > economics and law > property distribution
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > economics and law > property distribution
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > economics and law > property distribution

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property distribution  

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  • Different rules apply to property rights of spouses upon divorce or dissolution of marriage. In Common Law countries, the default matrimonial regime is the separation of property, with the exception of the United Kingdom and some community property states in the United States. [Source: Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia; Property Distribution]

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