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Originally Posted by gfj2009 What is the name of your state? Texas
In TX, how long do you have to be living together before you are considered common law married (assuming you either meet the 3 prong test or file for a certificate without a ceremony)?
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Check with the County Clerk when you file the declaration.
§ 1.91 of the Texas Family Code, an informal marriage can be established either by declaration (registering at the county courthouse without having a ceremony), or by meeting a 3-prong test showing evidence of (1) an agreement to be married; (2) cohabitation in Texas; and (3) representation to others that the parties are married. The 1995 update adds an evidentiary presumption that there was no marriage if no suit for proof of marriage is filed within two years of the date the parties separated and ceased living together.
02-27-2006, 08:28 PM
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