Common Law Marriage: The Intersection Between Family and Probate Law

Our director of legal services, Katherine Flores, gave a presentation covering common law marriage and the intersection between family law and probate law. The presentation explored challenges that arise while proving a common law marriage and underscored the critical importance of establishing the elements of a common law marriage in probate cases. View / […]
What is Common-Law Marriage

In Texas, common-law marriage, or informal marriage, is where a man and woman become husband and wife without getting a marriage license or having a religious ceremony. This form of marriage confers all the same rights we recognize in a formal or traditional marriage. Before its independence, Texas laws were based on Spanish and European […]