In the state if Colorado do businesses have to accept my common law marriage? Â

In the state if Colorado do businesses have to accept my common law marriage?  

answers 0:As in I can add him to my dental care and he can add me to his spousal perks i.e discounts? Has anyone had difficulties with this approach? Note: We already have car insurance, a car loan, and joint bank account together. We are also living together, and have presented that with our licenses. (I have thoroughly researched this, so please only answer if you know, and no you do not have to be living together for seven years or more. We are getting all of our basis)To be honest my husband works at WalMart and he was making sure he covered all basis so he not get in trouble for fraud. Your comments about walmart are not appreciated, I tell him all the time, don't tell me your opinion about this situation I have a question with a simple answer. The reason I'm asking is because a friend of mine was common lawed while they were savin! g money for a larger wedding so her hubby could get medical insurance and was told they couldn't....Show moreanswers 1:First, you do not have a "husband" no matter how much you want to believe so.Second, as you have done "all the research" then you know Colorado's stand on common law marriages.Third, get down to the court house, pay the few bucks, and make it all right and legal.Stop playing house just to satisfy his need to look around at greener pastures.That would then solve all of your problems....answers 2:1. The state does not recognize it. 2. A private business (insurance) is not obligated to recognize it. The answer is No.answers 3:This information is from the Colorado State Attorney Generals web site.The state of Colorado DOES recognize common law marriages. There is no time requirements, just an agreement by both parties that they are living together as man and wife and have combined finances, gotten joint mortgages, both names on vehicles and deeds, and done all ! the things a conventionally married couple does. A promise to ! marry is not proof of a common law marriage, nor is it a common law marriage if one person does not agree that they are married.Benefits and Insurance is not required to be provided to common law spouses in the state of Colorado. It is left up to the individual employers insurance carrier to decide if benefits are to be provided to common law spouses. Some employers purchase insurance policies that cover common law spouses, some don't....answers 4:Common law marriage should not be used as a substitute for getting married. I know a lot of people think it sounds cool and rebellious, but common law marriage is a legal concept that is most often applied by a court when an unmarried couple breaks up and one partner is trying to get money from the other. In other words, a common law marriage is applied by a court to a partner who does *not* want to be married. Domestic partnership may be more of what you really looking for. Look at Colorado's whole statement on the topic--it ! talks about court recognition of common law marriage. You don't want to be in court....answers 5:You have to get a determination from a court that you are, in fact, a common law couple. You can't just say "Oh yeah, we're husband and wife, where are our benefits". I mean, some places might just accept that but for you to legally compel anyone to provide you marriage benefits (like Walmart), you would need a court judgement approving of your common law marriage.