Legal Opinion
Nestor v. Nestor
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1984No. 84-450PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
A common law marriage is the marital joinder of a man and a woman without the benefit of formal papers or procedures. Such marriages are not favored in Ohio, but have long been recognized as lawful if certain elements or circumstances are found to be present. Carmichael v. State (1861), 12 Ohio St. 553; Lawrence RR. Co. v. Cobb (1878), 35 Ohio St. 94; Ives v. McNicoll (1899), 59 Ohio St. 402; Umbenhower v. Labus (1912), 85 Ohio St. 238; Markley v. Hudson (1944), 143 Ohio St. 163 [28 O.O. 81]. See, also, 45 Ohio Jurisprudence 3d (1983) 428, Family Law, Common-Law Marriage, Section 44.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re Estate of RedmanOhio Supreme Court · 1939
- Markley v. HudsonOhio Supreme Court · 1944
- Gatterdam v. GatterdamOhio Court of Appeals · 1949
- Gatterdam v. GatterdamOhio Supreme Court · 1949
- In Re Estate of RedmanOhio Court of Appeals · 1939
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Audrey CHLIEB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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