Adultery Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and another person who is not their married spouse. In most countries, this is a legal ground for divorce . In old English law, this was also known as criminal conversation . The possession of land, without legal title, for a period of time sufficient to become recognized as legal owner. Each state has its own period of time after which a squatter can acquire legal title.
Some states prohibit title by mere prescription or possession.
Affidavit A statement which before being signed, the person signing takes an oath that the contents are, to the best of their knowledge, true. It is also signed by a notary or some other judicial officer that can administer oaths, to the effect that the person signing the affidavit was under oath when doing so. These documents carry great weight in Courts to the extent that judges frequently accept an affidavit instead of the testimony of the witness . Agent A person who has received the power to act on behalf of another, binding that other person as if he or she were themselves making the decisions. Alimony An amount given to one spouse to another while they are separated.