Roger Baron, Professor of Law, and Sarah Baron Houy, Esq. A common-law marriage, or “informal” marriage, is one where the parties do not have a wedding or marriage ceremony, but the law recognizes ...
Did you assume common law marriage existed in every state? I did. I feel like it was one of those bits of information that floated around as simply a given that if you lived with someone for seven ...
In July 2025, a rumor circulated online that U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law effective Aug. 1, 2025, making couples who have been in a relationship for five years automatically legally ...