New York state doesn't actually recognize common-law marriages.
As my beloved Civil Practice professor wittily asserted (and this is a lawyer joke if there ever was one [that is, a joke for lawyers, not about them] "You can't get married by adverse possession"
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Date: 2006-11-14 03:18 am (UTC)As my beloved Civil Practice professor wittily asserted (and this is a lawyer joke if there ever was one [that is, a joke for lawyers, not about them] "You can't get married by adverse possession"