How seriously does the pentratary take when verifying whether someone is really common law to inmate? My friend's boyfriend is in for time and she would like to give him trailer visits. If she marks herself off as common law, in order to get these visits. Do they do a thorough investigation? Moreover, they dont take your social security number either to verify the information. Thus, would it cause futher implications when filing taxes for example?
2006-09-06 06:27:05 · 7 answers · asked by StyleDiva 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It depends on your state. Some states don't recognize common law. Those that do most definately do background checks using your SS#.
Another more important question is why would your friend want to have sex with an incarcerated felon? Is her self esteem really that low?
2006-09-06 06:34:29 · answer #1 · answered by kwahaddi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These days, most states no longer recognize common law marriages. I've posted a link to a website that lets you know if your state recognizes common law marriages.
If you have a valid marriage, it doesn't really matter if it is a commonly or a traditional marriage. The prison system should recognize the validity if the recognizes the validity.
2006-09-06 07:26:42 · answer #2 · answered by Carl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In canada you only need to be living with the person for 3 months to be considered common law. Did she ever live with the man and I don't know how much they check. Don't they give trailer visits to boyfriend and girlfriends as well?
It does not hurt to try just talk to the warden as you dont say where you are located all these things change from prison to prison. Good Luck to you i mean your friend.
2006-09-06 07:08:21 · answer #3 · answered by lost_soul 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Common law marriage is not recognized by most states. And even where it is, it usually only matters at the dissolution of the relationship ('divorce', death).
If you want to claim any marital benefits legally, you need to go through the proper legal steps. Doing otherwise in many states is considered fraud, or perjury if you are signing documents under oath claiming to be legally married without the formal proceedings.
2006-09-06 06:40:30 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what state you are in. You need to understand that common law only exists in certain jurisdictions. California, for example, could care less.
2006-09-06 06:34:03 · answer #5 · answered by Chris B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like they could both end up in more trouble than he's in already. Maybe she can just talk to someone and explain the situation. They may even have an appeals process for if they say no.
2006-09-06 06:35:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it just means that they co-habitat like married people and are known to be married by their friends and family, the IRS doesn't take action unless you give them reason, they're still single when it comes tax time.
2006-09-06 06:38:00 · answer #7 · answered by Mrs. Butler ♥2 B♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She would problem run into complications with him in prison... I would suggest her actually marrying him.
2006-09-09 19:03:00 · answer #8 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋