From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxj!cbosgd!nscs!rmas70!mork-cb!willy
Newsgroups: net.singles
Title: age
Article-I.D.: mork-cb.151
Posted: Fri Oct 29 10:57:45 1982
Received: Sat Oct 30 05:09:17 1982

I'm 24, but I don't know if I qualify for the category "single."
My lover and I have been living together for over a year, and
plan to stay that way (i.e., "living in sin").  In fact, we're
moving to Connecticut soon.  Watch for me from ittvax!bunker.

Which brings me to a few questions:
Anybody know the amount of time a couple has to be living together
to be considered as having a common law marriage?  I've heard
that it's 6 months here in Ohio.  What about Connecticut?
Does one have to declare anything?  What about company benefits
for the common law spouse?  What about "divorce" from a common law
marriage?

With all the apparent hassles involved, one might wonder why we
don't just go ahead and get married.  Well, besides the fact that
it's against our religion (none, and we don't feel like paying the
state to formalize our union), if we ever do decide to separate,
having a common law marriage might/should make it easier.

Then again, maybe we're both just lazy.

		(not afraid to be sort of single)
		Bill Banze
		rmas70!mork-cb!willy