Only a few recognize them. If you live in one of the following 10 states or Washington, D.C., common law marriage is legal. You must live together as if you’re married. This means thinking of ...

the SSA first requires that the couple does have a valid common law marriage according to their state’s laws. This varies ...

Common Law Marriage is an arrangement where non-married persons are treated as married persons under the law. The arrangement has been abolished in the vast majority of U.S. states; currently ...