http://www.manlaws.net/are-there-any-laws-in-the-state-of-michigan-for-commomlaw-marriages-between-a-man-and-a-woman/ Covering The World of Men Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:22:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.manlaws.net/are-there-any-laws-in-the-state-of-michigan-for-commomlaw-marriages-between-a-man-and-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-892 wizjp Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:29:33 +0000 http://www.manlaws.net/are-there-any-laws-in-the-state-of-michigan-for-commomlaw-marriages-between-a-man-and-a-woman/#comment-892 Michigan has elimated common law marriage by statute, and no period of cohabitation will result in marriage. At the same time, where a couple became married under the common law of a different state or country, their marriage is likely to be recognized even in a state such as Michigan. The "full faith and credit" rule of the U.S. Constitution ordinarily compels the recognition of a marriage made valid under the laws of a sister state.http://www.expertlaw.com/library/family_… Michigan has elimated common law marriage by statute, and no period of cohabitation will result in marriage. At the same time, where a couple became married under the common law of a different state or country, their marriage is likely to be recognized even in a state such as Michigan. The “full faith and credit” rule of the U.S. Constitution ordinarily compels the recognition of a marriage made valid under the laws of a sister state.http://www.expertlaw.com/library/family_…

]]> http://www.manlaws.net/are-there-any-laws-in-the-state-of-michigan-for-commomlaw-marriages-between-a-man-and-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-891 Beebs Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:31:44 +0000 http://www.manlaws.net/are-there-any-laws-in-the-state-of-michigan-for-commomlaw-marriages-between-a-man-and-a-woman/#comment-891 no common law there Common-law marriage can still be contracted in the following jurisdictions: Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire (posthumously), Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Note there is no such thing as "common-law divorce" — that is, you can't get out of a common-law marriage as easily as you can get into one. Only the contract of the marriage is irregular; everything else about the marriage is perfectly regular. People who marry per the old common law tradition must petition the appropriate court in their state for a dissolution of marriage. no common law there
Common-law marriage can still be contracted in the following jurisdictions: Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire (posthumously), Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Note there is no such thing as “common-law divorce” — that is, you can’t get out of a common-law marriage as easily as you can get into one. Only the contract of the marriage is irregular; everything else about the marriage is perfectly regular. People who marry per the old common law tradition must petition the appropriate court in their state for a dissolution of marriage.

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