Matter of Estate of Stodola

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• concluding evidence established a common law marriage even though “there was also undisputed evidence of a number of instances during the twenty-year period when [the parties] represented they were single people or not married”
• finding a common law marriage based on a notarized affidavit even though the parties represented they were single and not married at other times
• stating once a couple is married by common law then a dissolution decree is necessary to dissolve the marriage
• finding a notarized declaration of common law marriage signed by both parties and filed with one party’s health insurance carrier to obtain benefits to be the most persuasive evidence of a common law marriage

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