common-law marriage
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Balandina and Vasyliv are a longtime couple with two children who had already had a common-law marriage before Monday’s civil ceremony at the Lviv Surgery Center.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2022
Murray said the bad blood is rooted in a common-law marriage between his sister and Sottile’s brother.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2017
If you like good food, civil unrest, high art, common-law marriage, beautiful architecture and endemic corruption: bienvenue!
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2017
When they broke up, she sued and won a divorce settlement under Alabama’s common-law marriage statutes.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2013
This is exactly our common-law marriage as it exists in various States today.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert
