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HB427: repealing common law marriage.

Citation
2005 HB427
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Bill details

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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
HOUSE Judiciary
Hearing
02/08/2005 at 10:30 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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HB 427 – AS INTRODUCED

2005 SESSION

05-0531

05/09

HOUSE BILL 427

AN ACT repealing common law marriage.

SPONSORS: Rep. Bickford, Straf 3

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill repeals common law marriage in New Hampshire by repealing RSA 457:39, which provides that a couple who lives together as husband and wife for 3 years may be considered legally married.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05-0531

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

AN ACT repealing common law marriage.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Repeal. RSA 457:39, relative to common law marriage, is repealed.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2006.