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It seemed clear they were saying common law marriages (assumed after a period of time) aren't respected there.
by aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
It seemed clear they were saying common law marriages (assumed after a period of time) aren't respected there.
- soco 4y agoIn which country a marriage is assumed after a period of time? That's news to me...
- TheCoelacanth 4y agoSome parts of the US still have a concept called "common-law marriage"[1]. Most of the west seems to have abolished it by the 1700s, but there have been a few jurisdictions that are stragglers. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-law_marriage_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-law_marriage_in_the_Uni...
- cassianoleal 4y agoActually I meant it as in "partners for life", i.e. the idea that 2 people can partner up and be loyal and faithful to each other orthogonally to the lawful status of the relationship.