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common–law marriage — n: a marriage that is without a ceremony and is based on the parties agreement to consider themselves married and usu. also on their cohabitation for a period and their public recognition of the marriage compare concubinage ◇ Most jurisdictions… … Law dictionary
common law marriage — in the USA, some states still accept that marriage can take place without statutory formalities. To operate, there must be a present agreement to marry, cohabitation in fact and representation by the parties to the community that they are married … Law dictionary
common-law marriage — A union of two people not formalized in the customary manner as prescribed by law but created by an agreement to marry followed by cohabitation. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. common law marriage … Law dictionary
common–law — adj 1: of, relating to, or based on the common law common law immunity 2: relating to or based on a common law marriage her common law husband Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webste … Law dictionary
common law state — n. A state whose rules governing the ownership, division and inheritance of income and property acquired by a husband or wife during the course of their marriage holds that, subject to various qualifications, each spouse owns and has complete… … Law dictionary
Common-law marriage — Family law Entering into marria … Wikipedia
common law — As distinguished from statutory law created by the enactment of legislatures, the common law comprises the body of those principles and rules of action, relating to the government and security of persons and property, which derive their authority … Black's law dictionary
common law — As distinguished from statutory law created by the enactment of legislatures, the common law comprises the body of those principles and rules of action, relating to the government and security of persons and property, which derive their authority … Black's law dictionary
Common Law Wife — For the interpersonal status, see Common law marriage. Common Law Wife is a song by the funk band Parliament. Recorded in 1972, it was released as a bonus track on the 2003 reissue of the album Chocolate City. The song s lyrics discuss a… … Wikipedia
Common-law marriage in the United States — was affirmed by the United States Supreme Court in Meister v. Moore (96 U.S. 76 (1877)), which ruled that Michigan had not abolished common law marriage merely by producing a statute establishing rules for the solemnization of marriages. Common… … Wikipedia
