common-law marriage

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And if people think common-law marriage is a good alternative, think again.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

He married four times, always to dancers, and lived with a fifth in a common-law marriage.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2022

If you like good food, civil unrest, high art, common-law marriage, beautiful architecture and endemic corruption: bienvenue!

From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2017

Lawmakers here are considering a bill that would dub the ukulele the official state instrument, a designation that seems in some ways like a formal ceremony for a common-law marriage.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2014

This is exactly our common-law marriage as it exists in various States today.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert