There is no time limit. You can theoretically marry someone that you never met until the actual ceremony itself. The first thing you need is a properly filled out marriage certificate to be filed with the county clerk. This certificate would typically need to bear the signatures of both parties getting married, one or two witnesses (depending on where you are getting married), and the person performing the ceremony (who themselves also must be registered in the county where the ceremony was performed). The second thing would be consummation of the marriage (sex after the ceremony). (This is still required in most jurisdictions, although not all anymore.) That would be it, you are now legally married. There are also "domestic partnerships" in a number of states that afford couples some of the same rights as legally married people, just without actually getting married. You would have to research to see if your state has such a classification and if you would be eligible. Hopefully this helps.
The only US states that still recognize common law marriage are Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and Utah. (New Hampshire sorta does, but only for purposes of probate.)
Georgia stopped recognizing them on January 1, 1997, so no number of years of living together will render a couple "married" under Georgia law.
If you live together for 6 months, you are legally commonlaw, you can get married anytime you want.
7 Years.
ou might suggest couples counciling but you have to do it together.
No. A marriage license is only valid in the jurisdiction in which it is issued. It's not like a drivers license that you can take with you.
No same-sex couples have legally married in Chattooga county because the Georgia state constitution was amended in 2004 to prohibit same-sex marriage. There is a lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that challenges the constitutionality of Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage. On July 21, 2014, the Georgia Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss that lawsuit. The court will soon rule on the motion and then proceed accordingly.
No same-sex couples have legally married in Appling county because the Georgia state constitution was amended in 2004 to prohibit same-sex marriage. There is a lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that challenges the constitutionality of Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage. On July 21, 2014, the Georgia Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss that lawsuit. The court will soon rule on that motion and then proceed accordingly.
No same-sex couples have legally married in Bacon county because the Georgia state constitution was amended in 2004 to prohibit same-sex marriage. There is a lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that challenges the constitutionality of Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage. On July 21, 2014, the Georgia Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss that lawsuit. The court will soon rule on the motion and then proceed accordingly.
No same-sex couples have legally married in Baker county because the Georgia state constitution was amended in 2004 to prohibit same-sex marriage. There is a lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that challenges the constitutionality of Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage. On July 21, 2014, the Georgia Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss that lawsuit. The court will soon rule on that motion and then proceed accordingly.
No same-sex couples have legally married in Baldwin county because the Georgia state constitution was amended in 2004 to prohibit same-sex marriage. There is a lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that challenges the constitutionality of Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage. On July 21, 2014, the Georgia Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss that lawsuit. The court will soon rule on that motion and then proceed accordingly.
No same-sex couples have legally married in Bartow county because the Georgia state constitution was amended in 2004 to prohibit same-sex marriage. There is a lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that challenges the constitutionality of Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage. On July 21, 2014, the Georgia Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss that lawsuit. The court will soon rule on that motion and then proceed accordingly.
No same-sex couples have legally married in Ben Hill county because the Georgia state constitution was amended in 2004 to prohibit same-sex marriage. There is a lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that challenges the constitutionality of Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage. On July 21, 2014, the Georgia Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss that lawsuit. The court will soon rule on that motion and then proceed accordingly.
No same-sex couples have legally married in Bibb county because the Georgia state constitution was amended in 2004 to prohibit same-sex marriage. There is a lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that challenges the constitutionality of Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage. On July 21, 2014, the Georgia Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss that lawsuit. The court will soon rule on the motion and then proceed accordingly.
No same-sex couples have legally married in Carroll county because the Georgia state constitution was amended in 2004 to prohibit same-sex marriage. There is a lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that challenges the constitutionality of Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage. On July 21, 2014, the Georgia Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss that lawsuit. The court will soon rule on the motion and then proceed accordingly.
No same-sex couples have legally married in Chatham county because the Georgia state constitution was amended in 2004 to prohibit same-sex marriage. There is a lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that challenges the constitutionality of Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage. On July 21, 2014, the Georgia Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss that lawsuit. The court will soon rule on the motion and then proceed accordingly.