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

Knight, a confederate army deserter, was in a common-law marriage with a former slave.

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2015

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

When they broke up, she sued and won a divorce settlement under Alabama’s common-law marriage statutes.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2013

The common people seldom marry except, as we would term it, by the common-law marriage.

From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Fee, Mary Helen