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Originally Posted by SoCalCoug
Isn't a "common law" marriage still a legal marriage in jurisdictions that allow it?
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In Brazil, after a couple has lived together five years (I think it's five, I've been home a few years and can't remember for sure), they are, by law, 'married' in that they receive the same benefits that spouses typically receive. We couldn't baptize these people until they were formally married.