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[–]Poppy29252Natal Cat Woman 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Depends on the culture and/or the law, doesn't it? My girlfriend's sister was considered married to the father of her child in their culture but they didn't have a "legal" marriage. Who determined their relationship? The US government or their Navajo culture? Marriage exists outside of the paperwork the state provides, it's not just a "white man's invention."

My state does not recognize common law marriages.