ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Morgan's Canon

Morgan's canon is a rule used in family law to decide who owns something when two people, such as spouses, each claim to own it. It says that the person who paid for the thing should have the right to own it, unless the other person can prove otherwise. So, for example, if both spouses say they own a TV, but one of them paid for it, then that one should have the right to keep the TV.