common-law marriage
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But soon after, Ambar said, officers learned that the couple were in a registered common-law marriage and that he was her daughter’s stepfather.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023
No, because the federal government does not recognize common-law marriage either.
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2022
Murray said the bad blood is rooted in a common-law marriage between his sister and Sottile’s brother.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2017
If you like good food, civil unrest, high art, common-law marriage, beautiful architecture and endemic corruption: bienvenue!
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2017
In 1901 came the great New York statute abolishing the common-law marriage, which we have discussed above.
From Popular Law-making by Stimson, Frederic Jesup
