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Putative spouse may pursue wrongful death claim 

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    • June 27, 2013

A woman in an invalid marriage had standing to pursue a wrongful death suit for the loss of her husband so long as she subjectively had a good faith belief that her marriage was legal, the California Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
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Original post by http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/06/27/putative-spouse-may-pursue-wrongful-death-claim/

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