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Full Faith and Credit Act

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A quick definition of Full Faith and Credit Act:

The Full Faith and Credit Act is a law that says when a state court makes a decision, federal courts have to treat that decision the same way the state would. This means that if a case has already been decided in a state court, the federal court can't make a different decision on the same issue. It's like following the rules of the state court even if you're in a federal court.

A more thorough explanation:

The Full Faith and Credit Act is a federal law that requires federal courts to give the same legal effect to a state court's judgment as it would have under state law. This means that if a court in one state makes a ruling, that ruling must be recognized and enforced in all other states.

For example, if a couple gets divorced in California and one of them moves to New York, the divorce decree from California must be recognized and enforced in New York. This is because of the Full Faith and Credit Act.

Another example would be if a person is sued in one state and loses, but then moves to another state. The Full Faith and Credit Act requires that the judgment against them in the first state be recognized and enforced in the second state.

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llama

9:31

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llama

9:32

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jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:34

I mean if Fordham doesn't release today I will purposefully get on a train, go to new york, and then take the stinkiest shit inside the admission office's toilet (potentially clogging it and forcing them to get a plumber)

jackfrost11770

9:35

IS IT ONLY ON MY END WHY DID THAT SEND TEN MILLION TIMES

jackfrost11770

9:35

HELLO

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:35

it sent a million times lol

jackfrost11770

9:35

WHAT HAPPENED

TheAdoptedOne

9:35

yeah i thought you were tweaking for a second

jackfrost11770

9:35

i'm so sorry everyone what the actual fuck this website hates me

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:35

Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie

jackfrost11770

9:36

to be fair this accurately represents my mental state

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

9:37

election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)

jackfrost11770

9:38

usc pls pull through .....

jackfrost11770

9:38

i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:38

oh that's right USC might release

soapy

9:43

USC still has not looked at my app

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:43

when did you submit soapy?

soapy

9:44

10/16

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:44

to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review

soapy

9:44

Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:45

I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows

TheAdoptedOne

9:46

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

it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with

soapy

9:46

Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that

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