Spouse Law

Where does it say something about if you introduce someone as your wife or husband (spouse) 3 times publicly that you are legally married to that person?

Originally posted by Axicution
Where does it say something about if you introduce someone as your wife or husband (spouse) 3 times publicly that you are legally married to that person?

ahaaaa, here it is.. http://www.ahajokes.com/laws043.html scroll down a little bit it says

"You can be legally married by publically introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times."

Is this true??

[sinecure]

I don't know about mariage, but I do recall reading that in one of the Islamic countries [Saudi?] that a man can divorce a wife by saying the equivalent of "I divorce you" three times.

I bet divorce lawyers starve to death there. I wonder if prenuptial agreements are popular? :lol :lol

[DEAD ZONE]

Common Law Marriage in Texas

Texas is one of the very few states that recognizes a common law marriage, or more precisely, a marriage without formalities. In Texas to provide that you have a common law marriage you can either file a Declaration and Registration of Informal Marriage or prove in court that a man and woman 1) agreed to be married, 2) after that agreement lived together in Texas as husband and wife, and 3) represented to others that they were married. While this may seem simple, providing a common law marriage is quite complex and in is not something that a pro se party can easily pursue on their own. This is a situation where representation by counsel is necessary.

Contrary to popular belief, even if two people live together for a certain number of years, if they don't intend to be married and present themselves to others as a married couple, there is no common law marriage. More particularly, a common law marriage can occur only when:

a heterosexual couple lives together in a state that recognizes common law marriages
for a significant period of time (not defined in any state)
holding themselves out as a married couple -- typically this means using the same last name, referring to the other as "my husband" or "my wife" and filing a joint tax return, and
intending to be married.
Unless all four are true, there is no common law marriage. When a common law marriage exists, the couple must go through a formal divorce to end the relationship.