Ive lived with my boyfriend/girlfriend for more than 7 years. Does that mean were automatically married under common law ?
No. Although Pennsylvania does recognize common law marriage, a common misconception is that after 7 years you are automatically married. There are generally three elements to having a common law marriage: cohabitation, plus words of present intent to marry, plus holding out as husband and wife. Your lawyer can better explain this, because the matter can be quite complicated. Sometimes a couple can be common-law-married with only two of the elements, under very specific circumstances. Moreover, there is no such thing as common law divorce. If you are truly married under the common law and want to get a divorce, you will need a legal divorce.
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