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

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

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

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2015

Mrs. Fox jokes that if common-law marriage were recognized in New York, she would have been the common-law wife of a good friend, Nate, who lived at the house from 2005 until 2013.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2015

Douglas thought that the real question was the common-law marriage.

From Children of the Market Place by Masters, Edgar Lee