Sec. 5. A marriage is void if the marriage is a common law marriage that was entered into after January 1, 1958.
Ind. Code § 31-11-8-5
Common law marriages entered into after January 1, 1958
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Vaughn v. State (2003)
Most recently applied in Hendrix v. Plambeck (April 2011)
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
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