Marriage...?

I heard after 7 years of being boyfriend and grilfriend, the couple is legally married? ANyone heard something like this?Marriage...?
What you are referring to is a common law marriage. This is two people who live together and put themselves forward as a married couple although no actual ceremony has been done. Some states recognize a common law marriage and other don't.Marriage...?
you have to be an adult, living together...and its not legal in all states..its called common law marriage!!! so if you are a kid 0-17 it doesnt apply to you...
In some states, I think, if you live together for a certain amount of time you're considered common-law husband and wife. I could be wrong, though.
It depends on the state you live in most states donot recognize common law marriages.I know awhile ago in the state of oklahoma where I live they use to recognize it if you lived together for 10 years.
no. not true.
no they can be considered engaged.


but without the actual ceremony and papers signed,


they are not a married couple to the government!





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No...


engagment is necessary...
what you're referring to is called common law marriage, it's a rather gray area. it can entitle a woman to alimony in the advent of a breakup. but is NOT a marriage in the conventional way
in some states, if you live together for 10 years you become legally married by law....Not all states (like NY) have this law and the laws may vary from state to state. But you actually have to live together in the same house/apartment for the duration of that time, not just be boyfriend/girlfriend:)
the only way that you can be legally married in the eyes of the govn't is a) get married in some form of ceremony with someone who has the power to legally marry you, ie. pastor or justice of the peace. or b) live with someone for more than 3 months- then you are considered common- law and have all the legal rights that a married couple has.
You might be thinking of ';common-law marriage.'; They may be able to have certain specific legal priviledges, but not the full rights of a married couple.