Author’s Note: a longer alternative version of this article with footnotes and instructions for use as an education module is available here. An important question follows. Does the common law’s ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — You might’ve heard of the phrase “common law marriage” before, which signifies a different kind of union compared to one marked by a ceremony or other components behind a traditional ...

MUCH talk has been in the media in recent times, about marriage versus common-law, and where the entitlements end in law. Is there much to marriage except a piece of paper? How much power does ...