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2. Common-law marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Common-law marriage, also known as sui juris marriage, informal marriage, marriage by habit and repute, or marriage in fact is a form of irregular marriage that survives only in seven U.S. states and the District of Columbia along with some provisions of military law; plus two other states that recognize domestic common law marriage after the fact for limited purposes.

3. Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, South Carolina, and Alabama legalized interracial marriage for some years during the Reconstruction period. Anti-miscegenation laws rested unenforced, were overturned by courts or repealed by the state government (in Arkansas [23] and Louisiana [24]).

4. Same-sex marriage in South Carolina - Wikipedia

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   On November 10, 2021, the South Carolina Supreme Court, basing its reasoning on Obergefell, which held that state same-sex marriage bans are void ab initio, dispensed with briefing and vacated the provision of the Court of Appeals' opinion that same-sex couples could not form common-law marriages prior to November 2014. However, because ...

5. 9 States Where a Common Law Marriage Can Give You a Tax Break

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   States That Recognize Common Law Marriages. States that recognize common law marriages, according to Experian are: Colorado. District of Columbia. Iowa. Kansas. Montana. Oklahoma. Rhode Island ...

6. Ask an Advisor: Can My Partner Collect Spousal Benefits From ...

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   The SSA recognizes a valid common law marriage in the same way as a traditional marriage. You just need to ensure that your common law marriage is established according to the laws of your state.

7. Marriage age in the United States - Wikipedia

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   North Carolina's marriage laws signed and implemented since August 2021, requires that - (1) 16 and 17 year olds to receive parental permission or a judge's approval and also (2) the age difference between the parties can not be four years or more difference. [71] North Dakota [49] 18 16 [46] 18 With parental consent, a person can marry at 16. [46]

8. Same-sex marriage law in the United States by territory

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   This article summarizes the same-sex marriage laws of states in the United States. Via the case Obergefell v.Hodges on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States legalized same-sex marriage in a decision that applies nationwide, with the possible exception of American Samoa and some Tribal Nations.

9. Domestic partnership in Wisconsin - Wikipedia

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   Domestic partnerships in Wisconsin afford limited rights to same-sex couples. They have been recognized in Wisconsin since August 3, 2009. Domestic partnerships in Wisconsin provide select rights, such as the ability to inherit a partner's estate in the absence of a will, hospital and jail visitation, and the ability to access family medical leave to care for a sick partner.