State Marriage Statutes
(gg) No common-law marriage can be entered into, but these states recgonize common law marriages that were entered ...
site: http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/Table_Marriage.htm

FOX 16 - Little Rock, Arkansas - Common-law marriage OK at 15 in ...
A Colorado court is ruling that 15-year-old girls can enter into a common-law marriage in the state. And they might not even have to wait that long.
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Divorce Source: INTERSTATE RECOGNITION OF COMMON LAW MARRIAGES
The institution of common law marriage has been steadily declining in recent years. Of the 50 states, 40 no longer allow such marriages to be ...
site: http://www.divorcesource.com/research/dl/commonlaw/97oct193.shtml

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Preparing for marriage - Equality in Marriage Institute
Key information and distinction about common law marriage from the Equality in Marriage Institute.
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Family Law: Terms
... requirements into the notion of common-law marriage. Common-law marriage is recognized in all states, but can be entered into ...
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Partners Task Force - Common-Law Marriage States
Most states have abolished common-law marriage by statute. Common-law marriage was seen by legislators as encouraging fraud, condoning ...
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Common-law marriage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following states never permitted common-law marriage: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, ...
site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-law_marriage

Marriage Issues-Family Law
Common law marriage is currently permitted in 11 states and the District of Columbia. To be defined as a common law marriage ...
site: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/cyf/marriage.htm

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Reason in the Balance: The Case Against Naturalism in Science, Law and Education. - book reviews
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Interracial couples in the South; attitudes are changing on once-illegal marriages of Blacks to Whites
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