Do some states have a law that says that if a person has been separated more than 7 years.Does the state recognize it as?

Do some states have a law that says that if a person has been separated more than 7 years. Does the state recognize it as Is the marriage no longer recognize it as a marriage in the state that the person was married in. Or do they still have to go on as being separated until one of them pays for a divorce.

Asked by rainbowsun 17 months ago Similar questions: states law person separated years state recognize Politics & Law > Law.

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Color me skeptical. Bouldermediation. Org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/CommonLawMarriage.

Jpg If you are asking for yourself or a friend, you need to check the laws of the state in which you live. If you need the name of a local lawyer who does that sort of thing, contact your local bar association for a referral. The source of the confusion arises out of the term, "common law marriage."

For reasons beyond me, people think that cohabiting for seven years automatically makes a couple married. It doesn't. Common-law marriage in the United States was affirmed by the United States Supreme Court in Meister v.

Moore (96 U.S. 76 (1877)), which ruled that Michigan had not abolished common law marriage merely by producing a statute establishing rules for the solemnization of marriages. Common-law marriage can still be contracted in 11 states and the District of Columbia, can no longer be contracted in 26 states, and was never permitted in 13 states. The requirements for a common-law marriage to be validly contracted differ from state to state.

Nevertheless, all states — including those that have abolished the contract of common-law marriage within their boundaries — recognize common-law marriages lawfully contracted in those jurisdictions that permit it. En.wikipedia. Org/wiki/Common-law_marriage_in_the_United_States Many people, acting on the false premise that if cohabiting for seven years makes you married, then living apart for another seven will make you divorced.

That is is also false. There is no such thing as "common-law divorce"—that is, it is far easier to get into than it is to get out of. Only the contract of the marriage is irregular; everything else about the marriage is perfectly regular.

People who marry per the old common-law tradition must petition the appropriate court in their state for a dissolution of marriage. En.wikipedia. Org/wiki/Common-law_marriage Bottom Line: If a couple are married, however the relationship was contracted, you have to go to court to get out of it.

Sources: life as a lawyer Snow_Leopard's Recommendations Common Law Marriage and Its Development in the United States 1922 Amazon List Price: $18.99 Common Law Marriage: A Legal Institution for Cohabitation Amazon List Price: $139.95 Used from: $51.55 .

1 I was told that years ago that at one time the state no longer recognize your marriage after 7 years of separation. I could have it mixed up with something else. But I wondered if that is true in the state of Virginia.

Or does that apply only in a situation a friend of mine had. Her husband could not be found to serve divorce papers to him. So what would take place in a situation like that.

I was told that years ago that at one time the state no longer recognize your marriage after 7 years of separation. I could have it mixed up with something else. But I wondered if that is true in the state of Virginia.

Or does that apply only in a situation a friend of mine had. Her husband could not be found to serve divorce papers to him. So what would take place in a situation like that.

2 I guess I really have 2 questions. If the persons have been separated for more than 7 years and they have not divorced yet. Does the state recognize that the marriage itself is over if both persons do not want to be together anymore.

But cannot afford the steep cost of a divorce. My other question is. If the spouse left and has been gone for many years.

And cannot be found to have divorce papers served to him or her. Is the marriage over in the eyes of the state since the spouse cannot be found. Just curious.

I guess I really have 2 questions. If the persons have been separated for more than 7 years and they have not divorced yet. Does the state recognize that the marriage itself is over if both persons do not want to be together anymore.

But cannot afford the steep cost of a divorce. My other question is. If the spouse left and has been gone for many years.

And cannot be found to have divorce papers served to him or her. Is the marriage over in the eyes of the state since the spouse cannot be found. Just curious.

Trinitysaij replied to post #2: 3 I remember hearing that people just had to do their due diligence to try to find the other spouse. In the old in times, it meant putting an ad in the Newspaper trying to find that person. Now a days, I would assume that would mean doing it online?

I think the 7 year thing has to do w/ common law marriage. Never heard it about divorce.

I remember hearing that people just had to do their due diligence to try to find the other spouse. In the old in times, it meant putting an ad in the Newspaper trying to find that person. Now a days, I would assume that would mean doing it online?

I think the 7 year thing has to do w/ common law marriage. Never heard it about divorce.

4 Well, I took at the Virginia divorce laws, and you have two outs: desertion and voluntary separation. However, the voluntary separation grounds needs a signed agreement between the two parties, so you're probably left with desertion if you can't find your spouse. If he's really not around, you might be able to declare him legally dead, but that's another issue.

You're going to need a lawyer to push this through and follow the procedures, but it should be fairly straightforward. I'm afraid, though, straightforward might mean about $1,000. Could be more.

There's no such law as what you were hoping for about an automatic divorce after 7 years. You might be thinking about common law marriages being legal after 7 years in some states. The bottom line is any time you get a legal paper such as a marriage license, you need another legal paper to cancel it out.

Well, I took at the Virginia divorce laws, and you have two outs: desertion and voluntary separation. However, the voluntary separation grounds needs a signed agreement between the two parties, so you're probably left with desertion if you can't find your spouse. If he's really not around, you might be able to declare him legally dead, but that's another issue.

You're going to need a lawyer to push this through and follow the procedures, but it should be fairly straightforward. I'm afraid, though, straightforward might mean about $1,000. Could be more.

There's no such law as what you were hoping for about an automatic divorce after 7 years. You might be thinking about common law marriages being legal after 7 years in some states. The bottom line is any time you get a legal paper such as a marriage license, you need another legal paper to cancel it out.

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