...does missouri have common law marriage by cohabitation?
Common-law marriage
(From Black's): A marriage that takes legal effect, without license or ceremony, when a couple live together as husband and wife, intend to be married, and hold themselves out to others as a married couple. The traditional common-law rule was that agreement to marry was the critical element in establishing common-law marriage. Recently, more states have incorporated the cohabitation and repute requirements into the notion of common-law marriage. Common-law marriage is recognized in all states, but can be entered into in only 11 states:
Alabama
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Montana
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Utah
Cordially,
79 posted on 05/17/2006 10:19:53 AM PDT by Diamond