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Barb - Oct 07, 2009 5:48:20 pm PDT #25649 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”

You were his period?

That was one of the things that would crack us up, yes.

Oh man, were we just a mystery to his family for the longest time. We've always been such a unit unto ourselves, with the bent sense of humor and just... the interests that no one else in the immediate family really gets. Like moving across the country just because we want to and we think it'll be best for our immediate family.

However, to their credit, they also see that we've had a ridiculously strong relationship, so I think they're more than happy to claim us. Most of the time.

§ ita § - Oct 07, 2009 5:56:15 pm PDT #25650 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

How seriously is formal separation taken for most common law couples? I mean, is there common law divorce?

erin_obscure - Oct 07, 2009 6:50:01 pm PDT #25651 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

A common law marriage requires a full legal divorce. Not something to trip lightly into.

amych - Oct 07, 2009 6:56:54 pm PDT #25652 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

A common-law marriage is a legal marriage -- that's kind of the point, that it's not just living together and waking up accidentally married some day. The divorce requirements are the same as they'd be for any other couple in a given place.

§ ita § - Oct 07, 2009 7:01:53 pm PDT #25653 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

See, this is what I tried to tell my cousin who got common law married. But I swear that she just walked away from her husband, and never did any paperwork to end the partnership. Since she "only" presented herself as married and lived together to get into the marriage, she figured presenting herself as single and moving out would end it. *But* I can't say if they were ever organised enough to file taxes properly. That might be the out.

beth b - Oct 07, 2009 7:05:47 pm PDT #25654 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

one of my friends refered to Matt as my Spice before we were married. I like that one

Lie to me

I rewatch that one a lot

erikaj - Oct 07, 2009 7:11:30 pm PDT #25655 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

We used to have it(not me, but Arizona) What changed?

Vortex - Oct 07, 2009 7:14:15 pm PDT #25656 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Common law marriage is recognized only in the following states:

Are you sure about DC? When I was working with the grand jury when I was clerking, we had a spousal privilege issue and determined that the district didn't recognize it. Of course, this was 10 years ago, so it may have changed.

§ ita § - Oct 07, 2009 7:15:45 pm PDT #25657 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Vortex--while I'm getting clarification about all sorts of things, can you answer me something about spousal privilege? Is it that a spouse cannot testify, or that you can't force a spouse to testify?

Vortex - Oct 07, 2009 7:18:54 pm PDT #25658 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

You cannot force the spouse to testify. Also, I don't think that they can testify if the spouse on trial objects.

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