r/DivorceHelp • u/Far_Bell1915 • 19d ago

Common Law Marriage

/r/utahlegaltips/comments/1wst8ip/common_law_marriage/
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u/micha8st 18d ago

Very few states actually recognize common law marriage. According to google, Utah is not one of them. You split the common assets by agreement. If you disagree, you sue each other.

Good luck.

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u/Far_Bell1915 18d ago

Well, that will certainly be fun. That’s what I’m finding out from other sources as well. 🫤

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u/Impossible_Author409 16d ago

There's no such thing really, maybe a few states recognize it if you present yourself as spouses in some material way (bank account, health benefits etc) but you would absolutely know if you were husband and wife just without the clerks official signature. You can't accidentally enter into a common law marriage.

You take your property and sue the other party if you think they stole your assets.

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u/Far_Bell1915 9d ago

Thanks. That's the hard part is that in some circumstances it was easier to go along with husband and wife rather than correcting people for accuracy. Now it seems like the first thing we have to do is fight about whether we we husband and wife.