Re:The Never Married, a New Normal
by noirbot on Sunday May 28, 2023 @10:48PM
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That essentially just says "if you got married and told everyone you were but never filed the paperwork, it counts." It doesn't seem like, if it came to it, you told a court or government that you weren't married that they'd go "but you are."
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It depends on what the charge is. In most cases the government wouldn't care, or they would favor them not being married for tax issues or to void legal protections. They certainly could try to prove you are married, but they would need some reason to want to. It's more likely one spouse would want to prove they it during a divorce.