I don't know about the US, but in many countries it is a recognized form of marriage - common law marriage. In some jurisdictions many of the same rules etc that apply to legally sanction marriage also apply to common law marriages, provided the couple have been together for at least 2 years.
larry On 3/13/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, but I am suggesting that couples without the certificate are. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 1:54 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Being Gay: Nature or Nurture? > > > > Are you suggesting that couples with a marriage certificate, but no > > children are not married? > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199813 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
