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Common-law spouses may enjoy benefits similar to those with a marriage license Lita Epstein has 18+ years of experience as an author and financial writer. She has also written over 40 books. A ...

So you've been with your partner for a long time. It's time to start considering yourselves common-law married, a sort of "marriage-like" status that triggers when you've lived together for seven ...

MUCH talk has been in the media in recent times, about marriage versus common-law, and where the entitlements end in law. Is there much to marriage except a piece of paper? How much power does ...

As a common-law couple, you can take advantage of certain tax credits and benefits unavailable to singles, but you could also lose access to others. Many or all of the products on this page are from ...

Author’s Note: a longer alternative version of this article with footnotes and instructions for use as an education module is available here. An important question follows. Does the common law’s ...

Despite protestations from the insurance industry to the contrary, common law bad faith damages can be pursued in the lawsuit seeking extra-contractual damages from insurers under policies of ...