According to Unmarried Equality, common law marriages offer many of the same rights as ... According to The Knot website, each state and D.C. may have some specific requirements as well.

Property division in a divorce depends on whether the state follows community property or common law rules. In community ...

Only nine states are classified as community property states. Five other states—Alaska, Florida, Kentucky, South Dakota, and Tennessee—have ... during a marriage. In a common law state ...