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KrazyKat
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Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't

07/05/11 07:31 PM

They go by these rules and have been for a while.....

If you live in one of the below listed states and you "hold yourself out to be married" (by telling the community you are married, calling each other husband and wife, using the same last name, filing joint income tax returns, etc.), you can have a common law marriage (for more information on the specific requirements of each state, see next page). Common law marriage makes you a legally married couple in every way, even though you never obtained a marriage license. If you choose to end your relationship, you must get a divorce, even though you never had a wedding. Legally, common law married couples must play by all the same rules as "regular" married couples. If you live in one of the common law states and don't want your relationship to become a common law marriage, you must be clear that it is your intention not to marry. The attorneys who wrote Living Together (additional information below) recommend an agreement in writing that both partners sign and date: "Jane Smith and John Doe agree as follows: That they've been and plan to continue living together as two free, independent beings and that neither has ever intended to enter into any form of marriage, common law or otherwise."
Alabama
Colorado
Georgia (if created before 1/1/97)
Idaho (if created before 1/1/96)
Iowa
Kansas
Montana
New Hampshire (for inheritance purposes only)
Ohio (if created before 10/10/91)
Oklahoma (possibly only if created before 11/1/98. Oklahoma's laws and court decisions may be in conflict about whether common law marriages formed in that state after 11/1/98 will be recognized.)
Pennsylvania (if created before 1/1/05)
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Utah
Washington, D.C.

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Trying to do right when ex isn't	onmyown_36	06/30/11 10:47 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	movingfwd999	07/04/11 04:08 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	KrazyKat	07/03/11 10:03 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Goodmom	07/03/11 10:33 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	KrazyKat	07/05/11 07:26 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Goodmom	07/05/11 08:11 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	LexieBelle	07/05/11 10:54 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	finz	07/06/11 01:37 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	LexieBelle	07/06/11 07:55 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	ssmom79	07/06/11 08:04 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	LexieBelle	07/06/11 02:08 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	finz	07/07/11 09:39 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/07/11 10:01 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	LexieBelle	07/08/11 11:03 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	M5M5	07/07/11 10:27 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	finz	07/07/11 10:14 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/07/11 10:21 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	finz	07/10/11 11:25 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	LexieBelle	07/08/11 10:54 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	DedicatedDad	07/07/11 11:00 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	DedicatedDad	07/08/11 10:15 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/07/11 11:05 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/08/11 05:18 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	ssmom79	07/08/11 09:41 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/08/11 09:51 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	KrazyKat	07/08/11 10:42 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/09/11 07:27 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	KrazyKat	07/09/11 09:58 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/09/11 10:19 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/09/11 11:27 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/11/11 06:07 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	finz	07/10/11 11:08 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/08/11 01:51 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	onerose	07/08/11 12:29 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Sherron	07/07/11 11:34 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/07/11 11:36 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Sherron	07/07/11 11:38 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	LexieBelle	07/06/11 02:07 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	LexieBelle	07/04/11 09:04 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Goodmom	07/05/11 08:08 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/03/11 11:29 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Avaya	07/05/11 09:00 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	KrazyKat	07/05/11 07:31 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Goodmom	07/05/11 08:09 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Goodmom	07/04/11 05:56 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Avaya	07/01/11 10:00 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Goodmom	06/30/11 07:08 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	06/30/11 12:34 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Goodmom	06/30/11 07:07 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	06/30/11 07:18 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Avaya	07/01/11 10:03 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/01/11 11:15 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Goodmom	06/30/11 07:47 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	onmyown_36	06/30/11 08:37 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	06/30/11 11:11 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/01/11 08:54 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	LexieBelle	07/01/11 09:26 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/01/11 09:35 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	LexieBelle	07/01/11 09:51 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	onmyown_36	07/01/11 10:08 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	LexieBelle	07/01/11 10:37 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	DedicatedDad	07/01/11 07:47 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/01/11 07:54 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	ssmom79	07/01/11 10:19 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/01/11 10:03 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/01/11 11:14 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	AngelBaby	07/12/11 05:52 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/12/11 10:39 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Tweeby	07/12/11 02:59 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/01/11 11:34 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/01/11 12:30 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/01/11 12:39 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/01/11 12:57 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/01/11 01:10 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	onmyown_36	07/01/11 07:22 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	07/01/11 08:12 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/01/11 07:46 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	LexieBelle	07/01/11 10:30 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	07/01/11 10:51 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	onmyown_36	07/01/11 11:02 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	Sherron	07/01/11 11:12 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	ssmom79	07/01/11 11:10 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	ssmom79	07/01/11 10:45 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	06/30/11 09:44 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	onmyown_36	06/30/11 07:38 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	06/30/11 01:01 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	onmyown_36	06/30/11 02:56 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	onmyown_36	06/30/11 03:01 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	gr8Dad	06/30/11 07:00 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	ssmom79	06/30/11 04:08 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	06/30/11 03:12 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	LexieBelle	06/30/11 02:54 PM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	06/30/11 11:03 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	ssmom79	06/30/11 11:43 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	onmyown_36	06/30/11 11:19 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	SRS	06/30/11 11:27 AM
Re: Trying to do right when ex isn't	onmyown_36	06/30/11 11:30 AM

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