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custom of York

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A quick definition of custom of York:

The custom of York was a tradition in the city of York where the belongings of a man who died without a will were divided in a specific way. The widow, children, and administrator would each receive one-third of the belongings, while the administrator would receive half if the man was married but had no children or was single but had children. If the man was single with no children, then all the belongings would go to the administrator.

A more thorough explanation:

The Custom of York is a historical practice that was prevalent in the city of York. It was a way of dividing the property of a man who died without leaving a will.

According to the Custom of York, the man's property was divided into different parts depending on his marital status and whether he had children or not. If the man was married and had children, his property was divided into three equal parts. One-third went to his widow, one-third to his children, and one-third to the administrator.

If the man was married but had no children or was single but had children, his property was divided into two parts. Half went to the administrator, and the other half was divided equally between the widow and children.

If the man was single with no children, all his property went to the administrator.

For example, if a man died in York without leaving a will and was survived by his wife and two children, his property would be divided into three equal parts. One-third would go to his wife, one-third to each of his children, and one-third to the administrator.

The Custom of York was a way of ensuring that the property of a man who died without leaving a will was distributed fairly among his family members. It was a common practice in York during the medieval period and continued until the 19th century.

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USC still has not looked at my app
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when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
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9:44
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soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
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I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
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soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
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ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
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10:07
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10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
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