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A "common law marriage" is one in which a couple lives together and holds themselves out to the community as husband and wifebut who have no marriage license and have had no marriage ceremony.
Five states allow for civil unions: Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Vermont and New Jersey. California, District of Columbia, Maine, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin allow for domestic partnerships while Hawaii allows for a similar relationship known as reciprocal beneficiaries.
According to state laws, Massachusetts, New York, Iowa, Vermont, and New Hampshire grant benefits to individuals who are domestic partners or if they are homosexuals.
Unmarried couples who are living together have the option of creating a number of legal documents (often called cohabitation agreements) that can help protect their rights as a couple, while at the same time safeguarding their individual interests and assets.
New Hampshire Cases "In New Hampshire, marriage is controlled by statute. To constitute a valid, legal marriage, the union of two people must comply with the requirements of RSA chapter 457. Common law marriage is not recognized, except to the limited extent provided in RSA 4.
N.H. R.S.A. 4 states that persons cohabiting and acknowledging each other as husband and wife, and generally reputed to be such, for the period of 3 years, and until the decease of one of them, shall thereafter be deemed to have been legally married.
"In New Hampshire, marriage is controlled by statute. To constitute a valid, legal marriage, the union of two people must comply with the requirements of RSA chapter 457. Common law marriage is not recognized, except to the limited extent provided in RSA 4.
In New Hampshire, the term 'domestic partner' means an individual who shares a domicile and the expenses of daily living with another person, but who are not joined in a legal marriage or civil union under New Hampshire law. N.H. CODE ADMIN.