Table of Contents?! We don't need no stinking Table of Contents?! Um, yeah we do...

I had no idea that at one point I would ask myself about my own work, "What chapter is that in?"

Table of Contents.  They are actually quite necessary.  And kinda hard to write.  I decided to just go to the last chapter and work forward.  I have read the beginning of the book so much, it was refreshing to start from the back.  I simply skimmed the chapter and then wrote a sentence.  Come to find out, I had two chapters that essentially covered the same topic.  The best part of discovering that was discovering...well, that!  The worse part of discovering that was the insecurity of the work as a whole that set in emotionally :(  I hope it isn't crap.  How embarrassing...

Oh, well - Here are my TofCs...

Table of Contents

1.
Our Constitutional right to marry as established by
Loving v. Virginia

2.
Brief introduction to legal procedure
(Why Louisiana has a civil code, how marriage laws and contract laws intertwine, etc.)

3.
You may not have realized this, but contractual obligations were initiated at the proposal

4.
Get excited!!!
Let’s talk about PRE-NUPS!

5.
Lots covered in this chapter, such as:

Covenant Marriages: Double-Duty Marriage Locks

Common-Law Marriages: Not!

The Big Three:
Absence of a Legal Impediment
Marriage Ceremony
Mutual Free Consent

(Fascinating reading, really.)

6.
The shortest chapter in any book ever.

I can sum it up here actually:
Marriage does not automatically change your last name.

Now you don’t even have to read it.

7.
Congratulations – Welcome to the laws imposed on your marriage automatically by our state legislature!

Did you know there are mutual duties imposed on your marriage by law?

And answering a married person’s favorite question:
“How do we own stuff together?”

8.
Management -  Acting prudently and in the
best interest of the “community”

9.
Louisiana Succession Laws
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What happens when a loved one passes away with or without a will?

10.
Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s Hotline
1.888.411.1333

11.
Finding the right attorney

Epilogue

Recommended items to file away for a rainy day

References
(Includes a Quick Introduction to Legal Citation)

Fini

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