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Do you have to be married to filed jointly? My boyfriend's dad said that you just have to be common law married in order to file together. My boyfriend and I have been together for 5 years and living together for about 2 and a half. I don't know if that makes us common law or what. We are planning to get married, but not for another year. Sorry, I should have mentioned that I live in Alabama. They do recognize common law marriages here . I don't think that we are though, because there is no proof of public recognition of the marriage. I know that it is not as simple as calling him my hubby, though. Someone I know tried to file a divorce based on those grounds but did not succeed because she did not have actual proof. I just remembered that my bf's dad said that you just need consummation to be common law. I guess he really is full of it. But he keeps insisting that we are and that we should file jointly so I just wanted to clear it up once and for all. Yes you have to be married to file jointly. A common law marriage is a legal marriage, but that takes more than just living together for a period of time, and in most states common law marriage doesn't even exist any more. But no, just living together for 2-1/2 years does NOT make you common law married. no he doesn't. married is married, go to h&r block and they can explain. where does this man get info? this used to be rumor long time past. no thing now. file separately til married leggally in eye of law If your marriage meets the requirement of a common law marriage in your state, then you can file a joint return with the IRS. See the link below. No you are not married legally but you have same rights (in Canada anyway). It's called Common Law Marriage (Partners) and to get that status you have to live 12 Mts. together (I think). As was mentioned you might be considered a "Common Law Marriage". Even though there is no minimum time specified just living together is not enough. From you own statement that you are planning to be married in the future, you are not currently married under common law, even if you live in a common law marriage state. Why not get married and problem solved? You have three days left for this year. |
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