common-law marriage

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And if people think common-law marriage is a good alternative, think again.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

No, because the federal government does not recognize common-law marriage either.

From Slate • Jul. 27, 2022

Knight, a confederate army deserter, was in a common-law marriage with a former slave.

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2015

Lawmakers here are considering a bill that would dub the ukulele the official state instrument, a designation that seems in some ways like a formal ceremony for a common-law marriage.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2014

The "common-law" marriage, by the way, is not, so far as I can determine, the English common law, nor ever was.

From Popular Law-making by Stimson, Frederic Jesup