Thread: This gay marriage thing is blowin' up

Originally Posted by no_brains_no_worries

So quick question. Do the states that institute Common Law Marriages not apply these laws to gays?

Pretty sure the only states where gay couples can marry are those states that have explicitly legalized it: Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Iowa. So in any state other than those three, common-law marriages (where they exist at all) cannot apply to same-sex couples.