Informal Marriage

Many people talk about "common law" marriages in Texas. While it is true that two people (a man and woman, as Texas does not recognize marriages between persons of the same gender) can be married without benefit of clergy or the justice of the peace, the legal name for this type of marriage is an "informal marriage."

There are three requirements to be legally married through an informal marriage:

• The man and woman agree to be married;
• After the agreement they lived together in Texas as husband and wife; and,
• In Texas, represented to others that they were married.

The Law Offices of Thomas A. Martin represents clients throughout Southeast Texas, including the cities of Houston, Galveston, Memorial, River Oaks, West University, Clear Lake, League City, Sugar Land, Pearland, Beaumont, Hempstead, Katy, Conroe, and all the communities in Brazoria County, Chambers County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Harris County, Jefferson County, Liberty County, Montgomery County, and Waller County.

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