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withonel

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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?
· Finer Points of Law
· In June 2004, Beth Rice and Stanley Blacker of Florida held a lavish wedding weekend in Las Vegas, before friends and family, said their vows, exchanged rings, with a rabbi presiding, in a traditional Jewish wedding. They came home, moved in together, and opened a joint bank account. However, according to a January report in the St. Petersburg Times, the couple purposely failed to get a marriage license. As a result, a judge ruled in January that under Florida law, Rice had not "re-married" and that her ex-husband must continue to honor the couple's divorce settlement and pay her $5,000 a month. [St. Petersburg Times, 1-27-05]
 


rmet4nzkx

Senior Member
Without a license (civil marriage) in a state that doesn't recognize common law marriage (NV & FL) no marriage occured although a religious blessing took place. The judge clearly made the correct ruling. Had the couple returned to a state recognizing common law marriage, they might have been deemed to have a common law marriage. Anyone can open up a joint account. However, if they file income tax as married, while not in a common law state, then the IRS will be interested.
 

nextwife

Senior Member
Which is why he should have fought for his divorce decree to have spousal support stop EITHER because of remarriage OR cohabitation. A person living asa married person should not be getting spousal support as a single person.
 

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