It's a pervasive myth of common-law marriage. And for a status assumed to kick in by something as passive as the passage of time, it can be complicated to prove.

Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal recently held that to recover for loss of consortium ... Florida Supreme Court Grants Review of Common Law Marriage-Before-Injury Rule on Loss of ...

In most states, divorce laws don’t apply to couples not formally married Like formally married couples, partners in a common-law marriage may have property that they own jointly and separately ...

Annulment in Florida allows a marriage to be voided. Here's how to find out if you qualify for annulment or will need to get a divorce. ... common law or judge-made rules apply). ...

The couple were in a common-law marriage, sources confirm. Flake was arrested in early April in Kissimmee, Fla., on unrelated domestic battery charges. Sources tell PEOPLE the Florida case ...

The other 41 states (Florida among them) follow the separate property system based on common law. Florida (together with Alaska, South Dakota, Tennessee and Kentucky), permit couples to “opt in ...

Community Property vs. Common Law Property . The majority of states rely on the concept of common law property to determine who owns property acquired during a marriage. In a common law state, if ...

In the past decade, the law and the Supreme Court have done a great deal to ensure the equality of all races and to guarantee equal civil rights. But in the area of interracial marriage, the ...

Cynthia Sinatra appealed, asking the Texas Supreme Court to acknowledge her relationship with Frank Jr. as a common-law marriage, noting that he often introduced her as his wife, continued ...