Do I need to file for divorce even if we are not married but are filing taxes together? In the state of Texas, this is what we call a common-law marriage.
For a court to determine if there is marriage, it considers a combination of multiple factors and acts, such as when an unmarried couple files taxes together.
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Learn today from Tyler Monahan if you need to file for divorce even if you are not married but are filing taxes together.
In the state of Texas, there are in certain instances where there is something called a common law marriage.
Common law marriages are not defined by one particular act or factor. It’s multiple factors and acts that are combined, where a court can determine that there is a marriage.
Meaning, if the parties have held each other out to people as husband and wife, if they’ve paid bills together and had bills in each other’s names, if they file taxes together.
Or if the other has claimed the other party on taxes as somebody who’s dependent on their income taxes, if they share bank accounts, or credit card accounts, all of those factors are taken into account as to whether or not a common law marriage exists.
If you have a question on whether or not you have a common law marriage, and you need to contact an attorney and somebody like ourselves, Turner-Monahan, would be more than happy to discuss that with you and see what direction we can give you some advice as to go.
