CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Marital Status
......Validity of Marriage
.........Common Law
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Marriage validly contracted in another jurisdiction is recognized in Cal.

Mex. concubinage not the equivalent of common law marriage; no right to sue for wrongful death.

Common law marriage validly entered in Ala. is recognized in Cal.

Action on common law marriage can be brought any time during joint lives of parties.

Brief sojourn in state recognizing common law marriage does not create valid marriage in Cal.

Common Law marriage discussed in context of unmarried cohabitors