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You might want to start with the county courthouse in your current state/county of residence. Common law marriage is not recognized in New Jersey. It is only recognized in 10 states: Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The only exception is if you entered into a common law marriage, and it was validated, within one of those 10 states.
STATES THAT RECOGNIZE COMMON LAW MARRIAGE. By: Susan Price, Senior Attorney. You asked how many states recognize common law marriage and the basic standards for forming them. With some differences, 15 states and the District of Columbia recognize some form of common law marriage either by statute or court ruling. Nine of these place restrictions on relationships they will consider as the equivalent of marriage.