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    Nov 28, 2006, 02:22 PM
    Divorce from common law partner
    Hi I've been with a man for 16 years, living together for 12. I'm wondering what rights I have in a divorce. We have three children together. The car and house all are in his name
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    Nov 28, 2006, 03:21 PM
    What state do you live in, and do they recognize common law marriages?
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    Nov 29, 2006, 07:45 PM
    Or, what province do you live in?
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    Nov 29, 2006, 07:52 PM
    Yes, many of the states in the US does not reconise common law marriage any longer, it is merely living together.

    But even living together, if common money paid for things, courts sometimes grants rights,
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