See if you had this kinda love you would do anything you have to to stay with this person.It only comes around once in a live time .And for some people it never does come around.
2006-09-09 03:44:27 · 6 answers · asked by littlewiskystar 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
No. You have to reside in a state.
Most states no longer recognize common law marriage.
2006-09-09 03:47:54 · answer #1 · answered by Salem 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Common Law marriage usually requires several years of living together and most states don't recognize it anymore, so it doesn't matter. In order for you to have a common law marriage you would need to be resident of a state that recognizes it for the period of time the law requires in order for it to be rcognized. Colorado for example if they still recognize it used to require 7 years, but you would have to claim Colorado as your residence for that 7 years and any break up would start the time over again. If you love the person what is wrong with traditional marriage? Are you a gay couple? Canada marries gay couples. If it is a citizenship thing have you even looked into it? I don't think common law marriages count to make someone a legal citizen in this country.
2006-09-09 03:59:03 · answer #2 · answered by Wilkow Conservative 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were living in the US, it depends on the state you were living in, and most don't recognize a common law marriage now. If you were living together anywhere in Canada for at least a 12-month continuous period, you are considered common law spouses if you can provide documents that prove that you and your common-law partner have combined your affairs and have set up your household together in one home. This could include:
* joint bank accounts or credit cards;
* joint ownership of a home;
* joint residential leases;
* joint rental receipts;
* joint utilities (electricity, gas, telephone);
* joint management of household expenses;
* proof of joint purchases, especially for household items; or
* correspondence addressed to either person or both people at the same address
If you submit your annual income tax forms to the Canadian government, each of you can claim on your forms that you are common law with one another, then not only will you receive all the tax benefits of being married (less taxes, yay!), but the government will consider you common law spouses as well.
Good luck and congratulations on finding someone great!
2006-09-09 04:38:02 · answer #3 · answered by ahblair 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It varies from state to state (in the US). In the states you have to share a residence and/or bills for about seven years. Canada is pretty forward thinking and probably has given up on the idea of common law.
It is, afterall, just a way to trick people "living in sin" into the sacrament of marriage.
2006-09-09 03:57:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends which state you lived in, and whether or not you held yourself out to the community as a couple. That means filing taxes together, signing a lease together, things like that. From the US perspective. I'm not sure of Canada.
2006-09-09 03:50:39 · answer #5 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No its not commonlaw marriage. I think thats after like 7 years or something.
2006-09-09 03:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by Kristen S 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋