Common Law Marriage - CO

What is the name of your state? Colorado

My girlfriend and I are engaged to be married but wanted to get a jump on the health insurance benefits and joint tax filings to save money. I understand the state law for common law marriage but I was wondering if we would have to dissolve our common law marriage when we become legally married.
Any insight?

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Originally posted by cf_anderson
What is the name of your state? Colorado

My girlfriend and I are engaged to be married but wanted to get a jump on the health insurance benefits and joint tax filings to save money. I understand the state law for common law marriage but I was wondering if we would have to dissolve our common law marriage when we become legally married.
Any insight?

My response:

No, you don't have to "dissolve" anything - - except, perhaps, an Alka Seltzer for wanting to get married in the first place.

Just get married.

(Isn't she a pain in the butt, nagging at you, and bossing you around?)

IAAL

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"I was wondering if we would have to dissolve our common law marriage when we become legally married."
*** As correctly answered by IAAL, no. But in the event that your 'common law' marriage doesn't work out, you would still have to go through the formality of a divorce.
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[url]http://www.ago.state.co.us/FAQPAGE/Commlaw.stm[/url]