Marriage, Kentucky style
How old did they have to be? Reader Marian Corya was stumped on an issue of Kentucky law. “How do I find the legal age for marriage for men and women in various time periods and places?” she asked The Legal Genealogist. “I want to know how old a person needed to be in...Learning from the law
Not the politics of the day A toughening of immigration and naturalization laws sending a clear signal to immigrants that they are, in general, not welcome here. Even legal immigrants under threat of removal from the United States whenever the President deems them...Processing the borders
Service of process limits So last week The Legal Genealogist tackled the question of service of process — the notion that somebody has to be given a copy of the documents that require an appearance in court. Process, in this regard, is the legal term for the...Serving up process
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Anglo-Saxon, all confusing. It’s a phrase The Legal Genealogist sees only too often in court records everywhere. “Continued, no service of process having been had.” It came up most recently in the records of my scoundrel...The lights go on
New Jersey unseals OBCs Yesterday was the first official work day of 2017. And the first day of a Brave New World for adoptees and their birth parents in the State of New Jersey. Because yesterday, the first official work day of 2017, was the first official day on...The laws of Christmas: 2016 reprise
It wasn’t always a holiday In keeping with The Legal Genealogist’s after-Christmas tradition, this post (a reprise from years past), has a question for you: Did you have a good Christmas holiday? And, with apologies to all of our first responders and...Happy birthday, Public Domain
No, not that one Today in a very real sense is the birthday of the public domain in the United States. No, not the public domain that The Legal Genealogist often writes about — for out-of-copyright materials. That public domain isn’t a physical place;...So grateful to the Beehive State
Thank you, Utah It’s been 83 years since Utah gave the rest of the nation a gift that The Legal Genealogist so appreciates at this time of year. December is always a tough month, what with all the running around for the holidays and end-of-the-year work...Those who served in the CCC
Enrollee records for the CCC So yesterday the U.S. National Archives features a look at the Civilian Conservation Corps… In color! Great photos of the Dalton Wells Camp DG-32, located about 15 miles northwest of Moab, Utah, and due west of where Arches National...Subscribe by Email
