However, according to the Unmarried Equality website, that’s a total myth. According to the National Conference of State Legislature, a common law marriage means you’re legally married without ...

Nine U.S. states are community property states, where divorces require equal distribution of assets acquired in marriage.

Section 1 forbids a state to deny a person the “equal protection of the laws.” The “laws” in that directive should include the long-established common law that protected the right of any ...

while states that don’t recognize this form of ownership are generally called common law states.** A unique basis step-up rule applies to married couples who own community property. It provides ...

Did you assume common law marriage existed in every state? I did. I feel like it was one of those bits of information that floated around as simply a given that if you lived with someone for seven ...