Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Do I need a divorce if I was only common-law married and never registered in court? We have been separated for over 11 years! I want to get married to someone else!


Asked on 12/05/12, 1:39 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alex Hernandez Law Offices of Alex R. Hernandez Jr. PLLC

In a common law marriage if you have been separated for over 2 years then there is a rebuttable presumption that you were never married. The divorce would have had to be file two years within the separation date for the marriage to be valid.

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Answered on 12/05/12, 1:47 pm


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