2007-02-23 16:12:55 · 10 answers · asked by queenoaxaca 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
7 years
2007-02-23 16:16:38 · answer #1 · answered by dee_ann 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In the USA only a few state allow for the establishment of Common Law marriage (CL). They are: Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah.
Just living together in these states will not make you CL. You must also present yourselves as married to the world, be legally allowed to marry, and have the intent to become married. As well as living together for a period of time, a year or more.
If you are CL, then if you wish to separate then you must get a formal divorce like everyone else.
2007-02-23 16:20:52 · answer #2 · answered by Poppet 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
you've been given some undesirable solutions; listed the following are the info..... in effortless words some states understand common regulation marriages: Alabama Colorado Georgia (if created earlier a million/a million/ninety seven) Idaho (if created earlier a million/a million/ninety six) Iowa Kansas Montana New Hampshire (for inheritance purposes in effortless words) Ohio (if created earlier 10/10/ninety one) Oklahoma (probable on condition that created earlier 11/a million/ninety 8. Oklahoma's guidelines and courtroom judgements would nicely be in conflict about even if common regulation marriages formed in that state after 11/a million/ninety 8 will be recognized.) Pennsylvania (if created earlier a million/a million/05) Rhode Island South Carolina Texas Utah Washington, D.C. in case you stay IN A STATE THAT DOES understand common regulation MARRIAGE: in case you stay in between the above states and also you "carry your self out to be married" (by telling the community you're married, calling one yet another husband and spouse, utilizing an similar very last call, filing joint earnings tax returns, etc.), you may have a common regulation marriage (for further suggestion on the particular criteria of each state, see next web page). common regulation marriage makes you a legally married couple in each way, even notwithstanding you not at all received a wedding ceremony license. in case you pick to end your relationship, you should spoil up, even notwithstanding you not at all had a wedding ceremony. Legally, common regulation married couples ought to play by all an similar guidelines as "wide-spread" married couples. in case you stay in between the common regulation states and do not pick your relationship to develop right into a common regulation marriage, you need to be sparkling that it is your objective no longer to marry. The attorneys who wrote residing jointly (further suggestion below) advise an settlement in writing that both companions signal and date: "Jane Smith and John Doe agree as follows: that they have got been and plan to proceed residing jointly as 2 loose, self sufficient beings and that neither has ever meant to enter into any type of marriage, common regulation or in the different case."
2016-12-04 21:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all States recognize common law marriage,no matter how long you live together. It is 7 years for the few State that recognize it.
2007-02-23 16:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by RY 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think it is about seven years . This is why it is much better to marry as it is right away then and not waiting 7 years to be considered married just by living together. I think the laws differ in each state though. You might want to ask your local courthouse to make sure.
2007-02-23 16:25:31 · answer #5 · answered by Lady Hewitt 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
6 months in the state of Colorado
2007-02-23 17:14:16 · answer #6 · answered by }-{2(o) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It varies from state to state some have no common law in effect, most places I have lived it is 7 years though.
-NmD!
2007-02-23 16:21:24 · answer #7 · answered by NoMaD! 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
http://www.unmarried.org/common-law-marriage.html
Unless you are in one of the states mentioned on this site, forever.
Most states don't recognize it.
2007-02-23 16:19:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what state your currently living in.
2007-02-23 16:17:19 · answer #9 · answered by ohdarnitsmeagain 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think these were all great answers.
2007-02-23 16:23:00 · answer #10 · answered by hbuckmeister 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋