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Mar 28, 2008 marriage license void marriage civil code article 76 cohabitation family law

Void Marriage: Falsifying Cohabitation to Bypass Marriage License Requirements

Supreme Court rules a false affidavit of five-year cohabitation cannot replace a marriage license, making the marriage void.