Re:The Never Married, a New Normal
by hotpotamus on Sunday May 28, 2023 @11:09AM
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In the US that would be called a common law marriage and basically ends up creating a marriage that is recognized by the law (for good or ill). Basically if you say you're married, then you're married. I assume the American tradition comes from English common law because of the name, but I doubt it's unique to those societies.
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Re:The Never Married, a New Normal
by amanaplanacanal on Sunday May 28, 2023 @11:23AM
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Common law marriage varies state to state. My state doesn't recognize it, but some others do.
> Basically if you say you're married, then you're married.
I just wanted to note that, depending on the state, the corollary can also apply; If you say you're not married, then you're not married. The more witnesses of both parties clearly stating this, the better.
I'm referring to states where common-law marriage potentially kicks in just by living together long enough.