Do you assume common law marriage exists everywhere? At some point growing up I "learned" that any couple who lives together for seven years automatically becomes a common law marriage, and never ...

Did you assume common law marriage existed in every state? I did. I feel like it was one of those bits of information that floated around as simply a given that if you lived with someone for seven ...

Normally, when I write about case law, it is a divorce or family law case. Today, of all things, a tax court case caught my attention as it dealt with the issue of whether New Jersey recognizes common ...

MISSOURI -Marriage between two people living together without purchasing a marriage license or without a ceremony is valid or legal in only a select number of states. This specific kind of marriage is ...

“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 ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – You may have lived with your significant other for quite some time and refer to them as your spouse, but New York State may feel differently. Only a handful of states recognize ...