common-law marriage
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Many people wrongly believe co-habiting couples have automatic legal and inheritance rights under "common-law marriage", says Alastair Sinclair, family lawyer at Setfords.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Only eight states recognize common-law marriage, and California is not one of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024
No, because the federal government does not recognize common-law marriage either.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2022
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
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 Elbert Hubbard
