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Can you file with your partner as married even if you are not legally married but have children together and live in the same household

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AlanT
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Can you file with your partner as married even if you are not legally married but have children together and live in the same household

Common law marriage is considered to be married if common law marriage is "recognized in the state where you now live or in the state where the common law marriage began.

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Can you file with your partner as married even if you are not legally married but have children together and live in the same household

You are married if you are considered married by the rules of your state. 

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