black widow, brown recluse, and many others, but those 2 are the most common in the u.s.
In most states if there is no license, there is no marriage. Some states allow a common law marriage when people have been living together for many years.
According to findlaw.com. . . http://family.findlaw.com/living-together/living-together-common-law-marriage/common-law-marriage-state-laws(1).html . . . "The state does not recognize common law marriages." A Google search for "washington-state common-law-marriage" . . . http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=washington-state+common-law-marriage&aq=f&oq= . . . provides many other corroborating links.
Florida does not recognize common law marriages.
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Although there are some states that recognize common law marriage, there really isn't a law that states that people that are together for X number of years are common law married. For each state that does recognize it, they have their own stipulations in recognizing a common law marriage. You can read more by following the attached link.
Common law marriage is not recognized in most states.Many states never allowed common law marriage and many states have abolished it deeming such difficult to prove legal unions contrary to public policy. Common law divorce does not exist. A couple that creates a common law marriage must end it by a civil divorce decree.Recognition of common law marriage is extremely limited in the United States. In most jurisdictions where it is recognized simply cohabitating will not create a common law marriage.There are other requirements that must be met such as declaring you intend to create a marriage, holding yourselves out as a married couple, etc. Several states recognize common law marriage: Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, and Texas. New Hampshire law provides for posthumous recognition of common-law marriage for purposes of inheritance. Utah will recognize a common-law marriage if the parties get a judicial decree stating a common law-marriage exists or existed between them.
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