common law marriages?

Dorethea Beaston: The only states that recognize common law marriages are:AlabamaColoradoDCGeorgia (before 1997)Idaho (before 1996)IowaKansasMontanaNew HampshireOhio (before 1991)OklahomaPennsylvania (before 2005)Rhode IslandSouth CarolinaTexasUtah. Each state may have different requirements for common law marriages to be recognized. I think that if you have a common law marriage recognized in one State, all States will recognize it as valid. But that means moving to Montana for 7 or so years....Show more

Gordon Showes: No, because it's part of USA. USA is a republic and common law is only recognised in a monarchy.

Roosevelt Pendill: STATES THAT RECOGNIZE COMMON LAW MARRIAGE: Only a few states recognize common law marriages: AlabamaColoradoGeorgia (if created before 1/1/97)Idaho (if created before 1/1/96)IowaKansasMontanaNew Hampshire (for inheritance purposes only)Ohio (if created before 10/10/91)Oklahoma (possibly only if created before 11/1/98. Oklahoma's ! laws and court decisions may be in conflict about whether common law marriages formed in that state after 11/1/98 will be recognized.)Pennsylvania (if created before 1/1/05)Rhode IslandSouth CarolinaTexasUtahWashington, D.C....Show more

Truman Biby: No.

Kristina Brockwell: You should check out what lawyers have said in response to the question. The source below has free lawyer answers to analogous questions such as: (1) "Does Puerto Rico validate common law marriages."(2) "Common law marriages and child support. - Avvo"(3) "DOES NEW YORK STATE RECOGNIZE COMMON LAW MARRIAGES IN DEFINING THE TERM "SPOUSE" Does New York State recognize Common Law marriages as legal"(4) "Common law marriage - Avvo"(5) "Immigration Law and Common Law Marriages I was wondering if I had any legal rights to a common law marriage if the man I have lived"In addition, resources and articles by experts: (1) "How do we end a common law marriage? - Nolo"(2) "Common Law Marriage | Nolo! "(3) "Common Law Marriage - FindLaw"...Show more