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Probert, Rebecca (2008) Common-law marriage : myths and misunderstandings. Child and Family Law Quarterly, Vol.20 (No.1). pp. 1-22.
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Abstract
This article investigates the source of the myth that prior to 1753 cohabiting couples would have been protected by a ‘common-law marriage’. It shows that neither the term nor the concept existed at the time and traces modern misunderstandings to the early nineteenth century. It goes on to suggest that the widespread but mistaken belief among modern cohabitants in the existence of ‘common-law marriage’ must also be of recent origin.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman K Law [LC] > KD England and Wales |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Common law marriage -- England, Common law marriage -- Wales, Domestic relations -- England, Domestic relations -- Wales, Unmarried couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- England, Unmarried couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Wales | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Child and Family Law Quarterly | ||||
| Publisher: | Jordan Publishing Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 1358-8184 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2008 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.20 | ||||
| Number: | No.1 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1-22 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Version or Related Resource: | Probert, R. (2006). Common-law marriage : myths and misunderstandings. SLS Conference, Keele, 6 September 2006. | ||||
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