I believe that this is a state by state issue in the US. Kansas and Missouri, according to a friend of mine who was in a "common law type" relationship, have no common law marriage statute.
>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:5:199818 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
