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Originally Posted by danax6
Palimony: While the state abolished common law marriage in 1896, California law recognizes non-marital relationship contracts. These contracts may be express or implied, oral or written--but they must be provable in any case.
That would imply that a contract had been drawn up somewhere along the line. CAH never made any mention of this, she only talks about being his supposed common-law wife based on the amount of years they had been living together, something which hasn't held a 'legal' drop of water since 1896.
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The contract can be oral or implied. The parties must cohabitate and the sole basis of the contract may not be considered meretricious.
http://www.palimony.com/7.html
My point is, that while she cited common law in her book, she could very well have had a case in California regardless of common law status.