Americans are steadily delaying the age of first marriage. From 1983 to 2023, the median age increased by about five years to 30.2 years for men and 28.4 years for women, according to the U.S. Census.

A. What you’re referring to appears to be a common-law marriage. A common-law marriage is a form of informal marital union that arises when two individuals live together as a married couple without ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A bill that would create a common-law marriage between “one man” and “one woman” is advancing in the Tennessee State Capitol, but the bill is at the center of controversy as ...

Does Social Security recognize common law or do you have to be legally married? My potential life partner is currently on disability collecting Social Security in a neighboring state. If the spousal ...

Colorado is one of only nine states that still recognize common law marriage, including Iowa, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, and Texas, as well as the District of ...

Q. I have been living with my female partner for 25 years. We are not married and have no children together. She is not introduced as my wife, and she uses her own name. We file separate income tax ...

A Republican Representative in Tennessee is trying to introduce new legislation to offer an alternative form of marriage: One that removes minimum age requirements and is aimed at opposite-sex couples ...

A March 11 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a photo of a man in a suit standing with a girl in a wedding dress. “Disgusting. Tennessee Republicans are advancing a ‘marry little kids’ ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A bill that would create a common-law marriage between “one man” and “one woman” is advancing in the Tennessee State Capitol. But the bill is the center of controversy as the ...