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There is no such thing as "common-law divorce"-that is, it is far easier to get into than it is to get out of. Only the contract of the marriage is irregular; everything else about the marriage is perfectly regular. People who marry per the old common-law tradition must petition the appropriate court in their state for a dissolution of marriage.

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