When it dawned on me that I had left my finances, and therefore my future, unprotected, I felt two things: a great sense of ...

Some 83% of Japanese companies in a recent Mainichi Shimbun survey say they strongly or moderately agree that diversity, ...

The Supreme Court has ruled that a married woman remains an equal child of her deceased parent as their other children, and to deny her entitlement on the basis of her marriage is tantamount to ...

When it dawned on me that I had left my finances and, therefore, my future unprotected, I felt two things: a great sense of ...

AmaZulu king Misuzulu kaZwelithini has been in the headlines because he filed divorce papers against his first wife, Queen ...

While many historical narratives often overlook women’s roles, the court records of Rockingham County offer an invaluable ...

The law also prescribes that the only way to dissolve a marriage is through divorce ... at any stage – the institution of “common law marriage.” The state defines such couples as those ...

If a person is in common-law marriage, they are ineligible for the deduction. (Mainichi/Tsuyoshi Yamada) TOKYO -- Common-law marriage refers to a relationship in which couples have not filed for ...

TOKYO -- Common-law marriage refers to a relationship in which couples have not filed for marriage at government offices but are effectively in a partnership akin to a legal marriage. However, ...

While the colonists often enforced laws against fornication, Rushing notes that many people in New England lived in common-law marriages, cohabiting without the sanction of church or state. “It was ...

I needed to submit my birth certificate and marriage certificate, among others. Because my Polish citizenship is based on descent, I also needed to submit documents proving that I was descended ...

Yes, the Social Security Administration (SSA) does recognize common law marriages. Both parties to a common law marriage are entitled to all of the same benefits as a couple in a traditional marriage.