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17. Subsequent to May 8, 1982, and as a
result of Pettid's fraudulent representations to
Bartling that they were legally married and the
purported marriage between Bartling and Pettid,
Bartling was induced to live with Pettid as his
wife.
18. In reliance on the validity of the
marriage and by reason of Pettid's fraudulent
misrepresentations to Bartling that they were
legally married, Bartling undertook certain
actions, including, but not limited to the
following:
a. Bartling assumed Pettid's last
name * * *;
b. Bartling changed her
status from that of a single
person to a married woman, thereby
being required to live
meretriciously with Pettid;
c. Bartling filed federal and state
income tax returns as the spouse of
Frederick J. Pettid for the years 1982
through 1990;
d. Bartling performed normal duties as
Pettid's spouse, including housekeeping,
cooking, laundry, tending to family
activities, being active in civic and social
groups as Pettid's wife;
e. Bartling assisted in Pettid's
medical practice development activities by
being active in the medical community's
social and charitable activities and
assisting in the introduction of Pettid to
other members of the medical profession, all
of which assisted Pettid in the development
of his medical practice;
f. Bartling forsook her career in
order to tend to her responsibilities as
Pettid's wife;
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