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    Default Can Mock Wedding Give Marital Rights in Non-Commonlaw State

    My question involves marriage law for the State of: Tennessee

    I am cohabitating with my girlfriend raising our 3 year old daughter together. She is not comfortable telling people she is not married to the man she's living with who is the father of her daughter. I do not feel this relationship is "forever" but would like to make her feel better while raising our child.

    If we do not officially or legally marry but agree to a "mock marriage ceremony" which does not involve an officiator or any legally valid license but does involve exchanging rings for "show", it would make us appear married to others which is all she wants.
    Could that backfire on me later?

    As in her gaining legal rights to my estate that she doesn't have as the mother of my child?

    I understand Tennessee is not a commonlaw state but want to make sure not to push my luck too far...

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    Default Re: Can Mock Wedding Give Marital Rights in Non-Commonlaw State

    There is another option. Be honest with her about how you view the relationship.

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    Default Re: Can Mock Wedding Give Marital Rights in Non-Commonlaw State

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    If we do not officially or legally marry but agree to a "mock marriage ceremony" which does not involve an officiator or any legally valid license but does involve exchanging rings for "show", it would make us appear married to others which is all she wants.
    Could that backfire on me later?
    Appears that you are both "idiots" (in the scientific sense of the word) so you'll need to have your child genetically tested to make sure that she didn't inherit the genes that a pair of "idiots" would typically produce.

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    Default Re: Can Mock Wedding Give Marital Rights in Non-Commonlaw State

    I can't make up my mind which one of you is more deserving of a "Gibbs slap" and a well-applied boot in the rear.

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