Note: Various colleagues are filling in while First Things First President and CEO Lauren Hall is on maternity leave. The following was written by Reggie Madison and published at firstthings.org in ...

Dear Mr. Premack: Does a common law spouse (husband) without Medical Power of Attorney have the right to make medical decisions for an incoherent common law spouse (wife) in the state of Texas? — DO ...

Common-law spouses may enjoy benefits similar to those with a marriage license Lita Epstein has 18+ years of experience as an author and financial writer. She has also written over 40 books. A ...

Q. How can I make sure my common-law spouse inherits the home we’ve lived in together for 30 years even if I owned it before we got together? A. The situation you describe could easily end up in court ...

I was in a live-in relationship with Pedring for more than thirty (30) years prior to his death last week. He lost contact with his wife, Mely, and their children when he had amnesia in the year 1990 ...