The appeals court said that only 11 other states recognize the doctrine of common-law marriage.

Cummings was married three times, including a long common-law marriage.

His parents lived in a common-law marriage and were not legally married.

In an attempt to salvage their common-law marriage, the two decided to marry on September 30, 2000.

So after 60 years of common-law marriage, it's time to arrange a separation.

Their relationship seems to have evolved to a long-standing common-law marriage.

After his first wife died, he was said to have taken a Carib woman in a 'common-law marriage'.

Otherwise, common-law marriages can no longer be contracted in any of the other states.

Many European countries had institutions similar to common-law marriage.

State law determines whether or not common-law marriage is recognized.