MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – If you want to become recognized as a married couple in Alabama, you will have to get a marriage license and exchange “I do’s.” Alabama will not recognize new common-law ...
“Well, we were never actually married, but we were basically married. Common law married.” Few words raise more red flags for estate planners and probate attorneys than phrases like this. Marriage is ...
Common Law Marriage is an arrangement where non-married persons are treated as married persons under the law. The arrangement has been abolished in the vast majority ...