Is common law marriage legal in Louisiana?
Full Question:
Is common law marriage legal in louisiana
04/06/2017 |
Category: Marriage ยป Common Law M... |
State: Louisiana |
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Answer:
If a common-law marriage is contracted in a state whose law sanctions such a marriage, the marriage will be recognized as a valid marriage in Louisiana, even though a common-law marriage cannot be contracted in this state. See, e.g., Brinson v. Brinson, 233 La. 417, 425, 96 So.2d 653, 656 (1957); Bloom v. Willis, 221 La. 803, 807, 60 So.2d 415, 417 (1952), cert. denied, 345 U.S. 916, 73 S.Ct. 726, 97 L.Ed. 1349 (1953); [2007-1927 La.App. 1 Cir. 17] Succession of Marinoni, 177 La. at 610, 148 So. at 894; Gibbs v. Illinois Cent. R. Co., 169 La. 450, 453-54, 125 So. 445, 446 (1929); Lewis v. Taylor, 554 So.2d 158, 159 n. 1 (La.App. 2 Cir.1989), writ denied, 554 So.2d 1237 (La.1990); Succession of Rodgers, 499 So.2d 492, 495 (La.App. 2 Cir.1986); Fritsche v. Vermilion Parish Hosp. Service Dist. No. 2, 2004-1192, p. 3 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2/2/05), 893 So.2d 935, 937-38, writs denied, 2005-0468 and 2005-0568 (La.4/22/05), 899 So.2d 574 and 576; State v. Williams, 96-652, p. 6 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2/5/97), 688 So.2d 1277, 1281; Parish v. Minvielle, 217 So.2d 684, 688 (La.App. 3 Cir.1969); Chivers, 159 So.2d at 549. See also LSA-C.C. art. 87, comment (d).
Ghassemi v. Ghassemi, 2007-1927 La.App. 1 Cir. 10/15/08, 998 So.2d 731 (1 Cir. 2008)
