Common Law Marriage in Colorado

Common law marriage is used to describe a marriage that has not met the legal or "statutory" requirements as being necessary for a typical ceremonial marriage.  The degree of acceptance of a common law marriage varies state to state given that each state has varying laws that surround marriage.  The concept stemmed from English common law in which a couple would present themselves as being marriage and both consent yet not fully adhere or perform a ceremonial wedding with all of its legal jargon, kind of saying we just do what we want if we say we are married then we are married.  In 1877 precedent was set saying that valid common law marriages were valid unless the state passed a law forbidding them or saying they are not.  Colorado has yet to pass such a law, therefore under the definitions, a common law marriage is to the same respects the same as a ceremonial marriage and all the benefits it gives as well as things couples are bound to such as divorce or death being the only way to end it.  Those definitions are: that the parties are not already married, "hold" themselves out as husband and wife, consent to it, live together (for an amount of time), and have a reputation in the community for being married.  Such a concept can be seen, I suppose, as a loophole for whatever minor or major purposes it could be needed for (such as business and its relationship to marital laws and such), regardless it is, if anything, interesting.    
All information came from coloradoattorneygeneral.gov
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