Michael wins Informal Marriage Trial
Jan 06, 2020OUTCOME: Declaratory Judgment from Court declaring no marriage existed (we won)
Texas is one of the few States that recognizes informal marriages, also known as common law marriages. Michael's client hired him in 2019 after the client's paramour filed for divorce alleging a marria ... ge existed. Michael and his client took the position there was no informal marriage between the parties, who had no children. If the Court found there to be a marriage the parties' property acquired during the alleged marriage that was no separate property could be divided by the Court.
