Gay Marriage...With a Twist

by **chapcrap** on Thu May 10, 2012 4:44 pm

I have two male friends (who are on CC :-$

) and they are not gay. But, they've been roommates for a really long time. With gay marriage becoming legal, they will be common law married soon.

Thoughts?

by **pimpdave** on Thu May 10, 2012 4:47 pm

Sounds like an Adam Sandler movie.

by **chapcrap** on Thu May 10, 2012 4:52 pm

pimpdave wrote:Sounds like an Adam Sandler movie.

I wish someone would make a movie out of it. One of them tries to move out to get married to a woman and the other won't sign the divorce papers. :lol:

by **Phatscotty** on Thu May 10, 2012 9:21 pm

It's all about the benefits. I'm sure things like this will become the norm

by **Baron Von PWN** on Thu May 10, 2012 9:51 pm

Well you could look to Canada to get some idea of how it would work out. Common law is the jurisdiction of the provinces so it differs province to province.

In general though there is a basic requirement that the people be in a "marriage" like relationship for a certain period of time. Also common law doesn't share all the same benefits.

Practically though your buddies could probably apply for whatever benefits common law would afford they would just have to pretend to be in relationship. I doubt anyone would really look into it unless they were being audited or something.

As to the divorce thing. A common law marriage doesn't require any official action to end it.