With the way that marriage factors into this discussion, it might seem outside the realm of what you would normally expect from Shree Engineering. This website does not always focus on precision and control frameworks. Often, it focuses on recommending products that inventors or engineers can use as a reference point in the development of a new device or implementation process. However, there is a link between evaluating precision and control frameworks for engineering and evaluating precision and control frameworks for personal law.
As the post Adultery For Engineers points out, the legalities of marriage can become confusing no matter what state you happen to live in. They can even be confusing if you are aware of certain terms and conditions that apply to marriage in general and you happen to be familiar with the specific laws of one or two states besides the state you currently reside in. Traditionally, there are three elements to a marriage contract: If these elements exist, the marriage is usually recognized in all 50 states of the United States. In many situations, simply signing your name on a paper can constitute a legally binding contract. Your signature is considered legally binding when you sign any document that requires you to identify yourself. In general, this is true even for a simple purchase receipt.
However, as the article isolated above mentions, there are certain circumstances that can confuse whether or not you’re actually in a marriage contract, especially in states that still recognize what is known as common law marriage in Michigan. In Michigan, like most other states, you are considered married if you and your partner have had a public ceremony of marriage, and if you’ve cohabited as husband and wife and represent yourselves as a married couple, either to each other or to the public (ex. referring to one another as husband and wife). Any other circumstance, and Michigan will consider you unmarried for tax, child custody, and other divorce circumstances, including property division and debt division.
A similar problem exists when working with engineering standards. You might know that some states recognize special contracts or agreements. However, unless you’re familiar with a standard framework of understanding that is recognized at a national level, it still may not be enough just to be aware of these definitions. Much like common law marriage, you need to be aware of all the ways in which certain requirements are fulfilled and all the ways in which you can prove or demonstrate that you have met these requirements. Otherwise, you wind up overcomplicating your life and possibly winding up with an unexpected and unwanted outcome.
The post Michigan Common Law Marriage: The Basics runs through the basics of what constitutes common law marriage and how the law recognizes that you’ve fulfilled these requirements. For any engineer who is familiar with circumstantial requirements and what people are expected to do before their application will be accepted, you see the crossover here. If you’re familiar with the requirements of a legally binding contract – the presence of expectations, the fulfillment or failure of those expectations, the confirmation of both parties that an agreement exists – then you should know that you fall under the same basic requirements if you want a marriage contract to hold up under the laws of Michigan.