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Probert, Rebecca. (2007) Why couples still believe in common law marriage. Family Law . pp. 403-406. ISSN 0014-7281
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Abstract
Many cohabitants mistakenly believe they have a 'common-law marriage' which affords them the same rights as married couples. This myth is given weight to by articles in the print media which reference it. The number of articles rebutting the common-law marriage myth are far outweighed by articles referring to it as if it is a given. This article discusses the way in which the terminology of common-law marriage has been, and continues to be, used in the print media and considers whether the Living Together campaigns aim of eliminating the term common-law marriage from modern parlance has yet been realised.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Law |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Unmarried couples -- Legal status, laws, etc., Common law marriage, Cohabitation agreements |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Family Law |
| Publisher: | Jordan Publishing Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 0014-7281 |
| Date: | 1 May 2007 |
| Page Range: | pp. 403-406 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/39412 |
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