Quote Originally Posted by Marlboroman
Its actually a state by state deal, in New York the law doesnt recognize common law marriage, doesnt matter how many kids you have, how long you have lived together, or even if you call eachother husband and wife.

In New York, no marriage liscense, yer not married.
I wondered if it varied from state to state when I wrote that because I've heard things like, "In Texas, commonlaw marriage. . . ." I fully confess I was more focused on going for the joke part of it about it opening up the season for palimony lawsuits! My bad.