If you spend enough time living with a partner together in the same locale you are de-facto married in many jurisdictions
Being not married is often utterly meaningless. You will be caught up in the dragnet.
Being not married is often utterly meaningless. You will be caught up in the dragnet.
Even in the remaining 6 states you generally have to represent yourselves as married in some context like filing taxes jointly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-law_marriage_in_the_Uni...
PS: California does accept common law marriages formed in another state.