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From: "Cheri Casper" <>
Subject: RE: OT [GENBOX] Spouse Sources
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 09:24:29 -0700
In-Reply-To: <000501c338d8$0d403930$5e725140@quortrup>


Claire - This woman mistakenly omits Idaho, which also recognizes common law
marriages. CheriC

-----Original Message-----
From: Claire Quortrup [mailto:]
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 9:05 AM
To:
Subject: Re:OT [GENBOX] Spouse Sources


Paul,

This is OT but thought it might be of interest to others. In regard to
paragraph below, there is such a thing as "Common Law Marriages" which are
as Legally binding as if there were an official marriage certificate. There
are at least 10 states that still recognize these marriages and several
others that only in the last several years discontinued, but grandfathered,
the recognition of these relationships.

If you are interested in further information there is an excellent site
discussing Common Law Marriages: http://www.ct-divorce.com/Commlaw.htm

Claire

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul J. Harris" <>
I have
> a half-sister of my mother's who appears in a census record as the wife of
a
> man with whom she raised an adopted son. We find no record of their
marriage
> and have testimony from the son that he doesn't THINK they ever actually
got
> married. I have no evidence and contradictory testimony to the marriage
> event ever happening,



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