Common Law States Definition
States in which persons can be married by
common law are the following:
●Alabama
●Colorado
●District of Columbia
●Georgia (when common law relationship was established prior to 01/01/97)
●Idaho (when common law relationship was established prior to 01/01/96)
●Iowa
●Kansas
●Montana
●Ohio (when common law relationship was established prior to 01/01/91)
●Oklahoma (when common law relationship was established prior to 11/01/98)
●Pennsylvania
●Rhode Island
●South Carolina
●Texas
●Utah
Navajo Tribal members living as man and wife may be recognized as married by common law.
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The common law relationship continues when the participant moves to Arizona or when they move off the Tribal Land.
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