I know in some states in the US, common law marriage is still a law. After a certain amount of years, you were just legally pronounced married if you lived with your partner. I know in Texas, it was after 5 or 7 years.
But how does divorce work in this situation? Does it work like if it was a non common law marriage?
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The laws would of course vary on the individual jurisdiction. You’d need to look at your country/state/province’s laws for the specifics.
I live in British Columbia and in our *Family Law Act,* you are considered to be spouses if you’re either married, or you’ve lived together in a “marriage-like relationship” for at least two years.
When spouses separate, the law says they default to splitting all family assets 50/50, unless they agree otherwise or a judge orders otherwise. I know a few people who have been in common law marriages, broken up, and then been served with divorce papers by their ex, coming after them for a share of their property.
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