There are 3more people besides us leaving in the household. Please advise because 6months is coming around the corner. I need to know so if things dont go good I can get out and not have to go through too much legal work.
2007-06-11 03:39:22 · 9 answers · asked by Jose L 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Jose.. do not allow her to use your last name for anything ,do not introduce her as your wife,do not have any legal documents with both of your names on it...I live in Texas and they do have comman law marriages and i do believe it is of you live with someone for 6mos-1yr....And portray yourselves as husband and wife......
2007-06-11 03:50:45 · answer #1 · answered by MJ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here is the law...
Texas
Common-law marriage is known as an "informal marriage," which can be established either by declaration (registering at the county courthouse without having a ceremony), or by meeting a 3-prong test showing evidence of (1) an agreement to be married; (2) cohabitation in Texas; and (3) representation to others that the parties are married. While in the actual wording of the law there is no specification on the length of time that a couple must cohabitate to meet the second requirement of the 3-prong test, it is understood within Texas law that cohabitation must occur for an extended period of time, usually two years, but in certain cases where the situation is more complicated and other factors are involved, three years can be the requisite time period. However, if a couple does not commence a proceeding to prove their relationship was a marriage within two years of the end of their cohabitation and relationship, by law the marriage never existed in the first place, and no agreement to be married was ever present. (Obviously the wording can cause complications because cessation of relationship and cessation of cohabitation are not mutually inclusive — thus, the law is vague and interpretable.)
2007-06-11 03:57:28 · answer #2 · answered by lovely 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Texas
Common-law marriage is known as an "informal marriage," which can be established either by declaration (registering at the county courthouse without having a ceremony), or by meeting a 3-prong test showing evidence of (1) an agreement to be married; (2) cohabitation in Texas; and (3) representation to others that the parties are married. While in the actual wording of the law there is no specification on the length of time that a couple must cohabitate to meet the second requirement of the 3-prong test, it is understood within Texas law that cohabitation must occur for an extended period of time, usually two years, but in certain cases where the situation is more complicated and other factors are involved, three years can be the requisite time period. However, if a couple does not commence a proceeding to prove their relationship was a marriage within two years of the end of their cohabitation and relationship, by law the marriage never existed in the first place, and no agreement to be married was ever present. (Obviously the wording can cause complications because cessation of relationship and cessation of cohabitation are not mutually inclusive — thus, the law is vague and interpretable.) See Texas Family Code Sec. 2.401.
2007-06-11 03:52:34 · answer #3 · answered by avengress 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, not only are you married to HER, you are married to the other three people too....LOL!!! LOL!!!!
Seriously, no, you are NOT married. In the United States, just about ALL states no longer recongnize common law marriage anymore......do a search on the internet to rest your fears.....
Common-law marriage can no longer be contracted in the following states, as of the dates given: Alaska (1917), Arizona (1913), California (1895), Florida (1968), Georgia (1997), Hawaii (1920), Idaho (1996), Illinois (1905), Indiana (1958), Kentucky (1852), Maine (1652, when it became part of Massachusetts; then a state, 1820), Massachusetts (1646), Michigan (1957), Minnesota (1941), Mississippi (1956), Missouri (1921), Nebraska (1923), Nevada (1943), New Mexico (1860), New York (1933, also 1902-1908), New Jersey (1939), North Dakota (1890), Ohio (1991), Pennsylvania (2005), South Dakota (1959), and Wisconsin (1917).
The following states never permitted common-law marriage: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Note that Louisiana is a French civil or code law jurisdiction, not an English common law jurisdiction. As such, it is a former Council of Trent jurisdiction and common-law marriage was never known there.
2007-06-11 03:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes this is true, but only if there is no one in the house that is already legaly married and only if it is a couple living together. Most states it is 6-7 years but in Tx it is 6m.
2007-06-11 03:43:55 · answer #5 · answered by sarcastic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, not true
you may be thinking of "common law" which is 6 years but not upheld too much anymore
2007-06-11 03:43:35 · answer #6 · answered by ann s 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
not really.......it can be a couple of years u could wait to get married......don't be in a rush
2007-06-11 03:51:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No that is not true.
2007-06-11 03:44:55 · answer #8 · answered by tjnstlouismo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-06-11 03:54:27 · answer #9 · answered by Wiser1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋