Medicaid Policy                                                                 

229-4 Common-Law Marriage

Effective Date: October 1, 2011

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In Utah, common-law marriage is legal and valid only when it has been established by Court or Administrative Order.  

• Living arrangements by themselves are not enough to establish a common-law marriage.

• Even the fact that a child is born of the couple does not prove common-law marriage.