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What are you referring to? Common law marriage? That’s only valid in 8 states and DC (California is not one of those states, FYI). Edit: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas
by pmiller2 8y ago
What are you referring to? Common law marriage? That’s only valid in 8 states and DC (California is not one of those states, FYI).
Edit: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and the District of Columbia are the only US districts where one can enter into a common law marriage today. Such marriages are, of course, recognized by other states, but you won’t end up “accidentally” married by doing nothing in New York, for instance.
- mirimir 8y agoOK, I stand corrected.[0] But then, in California there's "palimony",[1] so it's iffy. I guess the lesson is to research the applicable legal environment. 0) https://www.cadivorce.com/news/common-law-marriage-myths/ https://www.cadivorce.com/news/common-law-marriage-myths/ 1) https://www.cadivorce.com/california-divorce-guide/spousal-support/what-is-a-palimony-or-marvin-claim/ https://www.cadivorce.com/california-divorce-guide/spousal-s...
- poulsbohemian 8y agoAdd Washington state to your list. There is case law here whereby if you live together or demonstrate that you are in a domestic partnership, you can be liable for spousal support, using the same guidelines as divorce. And this is without signing any documents or anything “official” to mark the partnership. Edit: in fact, to make this even more messed up - Washington state had a domestic partnership law, then got rid of it. So now there is a giant legal grey area where the courts have basically said “we know it when we see it.”