Everything in regards to marriage is a state issue, and yes, each state is vastly different. I think Kentucky doesn't have a common law statute, but some counties may.
> -----Original Message----- > From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 2:24 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Being Gay: Nature or Nurture? > > 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:5:199819 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
