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Only a few states recognize common law marriages:

Alabama
Colorado
Georgia (if created before 1/1/97)
Idaho (if created before 1/1/96)
Iowa
Kansas
Montana
New Hampshire (for inheritance purposes only)
Ohio (if created before 10/10/91)
Oklahoma (possibly only if created before 11/1/98. Oklahoma's laws and court decisions may be in conflict about whether common law marriages formed in that state after 11/1/98 will be recognized.)
Pennsylvania (if created before 9/03)
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Utah
Washington, D.C.

Here's a complete fact sheet:

http://www.unmarried.org/common.html

2006-06-09 13:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2006-06-09 20:16:27 · answer #2 · answered by miamisoftestflower 3 · 0 0

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