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6. I read once that the states that used to be part of Mexico

Reply to valleyrogue (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 11:01 PM

Jan 2025

kept a lot of Mexican marriage law because they wanted to encourage women to settle there. Among there laws were some on community property, which said that a married woman was entitled to a portion of property in a marriage in case of divorce. A lot of eastern states didn't give women this protection until the late 20th century - if then.

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