Does Utah Recognize Common-Law Marriage?
The state of Utah does not recognize so-called “common-law� marriages. However, Utah allows individuals, couples, or even third parties to petition the court to recognize a relationship as a marriage, even absent a traditional marriage ceremony. The court can approve or deny the petition at its discretion. Once the court issues its decree, then the relationship is formally recognized as a marriage.
There are several reasons that you might have for wishing to have your relationship legally recognized in the state of Utah. You may have split up and are looking to divide your property legally; the petitioner can ďŹ le both a petition to recognize a relationship as a marriage and a divorce petition at the same time. Perhaps you need this type of recognition in order to claim insurance, retirement, survivor, or public beneďŹ ts or to inherit property.
What Conditions Must Be Met? Before the court can approve a petition to have a relationship recognized as a marriage, certain conditions must be met. Petitioners must be prepared to provide evidence that the relationship constitutes a marriage because it is between two people:
Are of the age of consent and legally allowed to marry
Have the capacity to enter into a solemnized marriage without legal impediments
Live together or have lived together and treat one another as if they are a married couple
Present themselves in a way that the general public believes them to be married already
Who Can File The Petition? Either partner or both partners can ďŹ le the petition to have the relationship recognized as a marriage. Next of kin can al so ďŹ le.
The petition must be ďŹ led either during the relationship or within one year after the end of the relationship, either due to a separation or death.
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