This is incorrect and is a common myth being propagated recently. States don't have a defined time period. It's up to the parties to make a claim in a court whe

This is incorrect and is a common myth being propagated recently. States don't have a defined time period. It's up to the parties to make a claim in a court whether they are reasonably married (looking at correspondence, documents, etc.) http://www.npr.org/2016/09/04/487825901/no-you-re-not-in-a-common-law-marriage-after http://www.npr.org/2016/09/04/487825901/no-you-re-not-in-a-c...