A Garfield County couple's signed, notarized document attesting to their common law marriage does not mean they were actually ...

Common law marriage is more than someone living together, and the dissolution of that life together requires a divorce proceeding, not just saying “goodbye.” That is a matter that most people don’t ...

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 ...

“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 ...