Extra-dotal property
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In Louisiana law
, extra-dotal property is that property which forms no part of the dowry
of a woman (which would mean that her husband has certain rights to it), but is hers alone. It is also called "paraphernal property", from the Greek for "beyond the dowry", which gives us the word "paraphernalia
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The United States Supreme Court determined the extent and effect of extradotal law on the rights of married women in Louisiana in the case of Fleitas v. Richardson
.
Louisiana law
Law in the State of Louisiana is based in part on civil law. Louisiana is unique among the 50 U.S. states in having a legal system partially based on French and Spanish codes and ultimately Roman law, as opposed to English common law...
, extra-dotal property is that property which forms no part of the dowry
Dowry
A dowry is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings forth to the marriage. It contrasts with bride price, which is paid to the bride's parents, and dower, which is property settled on the bride herself by the groom at the time of marriage. The same culture may simultaneously practice both...
of a woman (which would mean that her husband has certain rights to it), but is hers alone. It is also called "paraphernal property", from the Greek for "beyond the dowry", which gives us the word "paraphernalia
Paraphernalia
In modern usage, the word paraphernalia most commonly refers to apparatus, equipment, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity as in, "Beth is such an avid sports fan that her walls are covered with baseball paraphernalia"....
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The United States Supreme Court determined the extent and effect of extradotal law on the rights of married women in Louisiana in the case of Fleitas v. Richardson
Fleitas v. Richardson
Fleitas v. Richardson, was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.-Background:The plaintiff, Mary C. W. Fleitas, was married to Francis B. Fleitas on February 6, 1868 in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana...
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