Common law marriage in NYC

Answer 1

This would be governed by the International Private Law (IPL) of the area you reside in (in this particular situation: the IPL of New York State). Most states/countries recognise a marriage started somewhere else if that marriage is recognised by the state/country someone previously lived in. (one big exception if that marriage is completely against the customs of the receiving state.) Example: a man and a woman, both their first marriage, are legally married in Egypt, they are still married when they migrate to New York. Example: a man marries his second wife in Egypt, when they are migrating to New York, the marriage will not be recognised Example 3: Someone establishes a legally recognised "common law marriage" in Canada, after relocating to New York they are still married. Example 4: Two gay man married in the Netherlands, after that they relocate to Ohio (too name a more conversative state), the marriage is most likely not recognised Example 5: Two gay man married in the Netherlands, after that they relocate to California (too name a more liberal state), the marriage MIGHT be recognised.

Answer 2

There are no pure "common law laws" in New York state. Many laws and regulations which are now codified in STATUTE LAW may have had their origins in, or derived from, the common law, but no pure common law, or court precedents deriving therefrom, exist today.

Answer 3

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