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 depends on the local divorce law.
Where I live, common law and married couples are spouses. The Divorce Act describes how spouses get divorced. This means that the divorce laws do not distinguish between married and common law.
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