From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sat Mar 4 09:35:10 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k24GZAjb027768; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:35:10 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k24GZA9c010623 for ; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:35:10 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k24E5GFI001732 for ; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:05:16 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k24E5G7i001731 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:05:16 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k24DriFI001647 for ; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:53:45 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k24GNSeD020037 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:23:28 -0700 X-Envelope-From: bobert@i-1.net Sat Mar 4 09:23:28 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k24GNSjb020028 for ; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:23:28 -0700 Received: from saruman.api-digital.com (mail.team-vci.com [63.238.52.24]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k24GNQku004690 for ; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:23:26 -0700 Received: from Desktop (dialup-4.235.185.38.Dial1.Orlando1.Level3.net [4.235.185.38]) by saruman.api-digital.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 212867088CB for ; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:23:36 -0600 (CST) Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.1.375 [268.1.1/273]); Sat, 04 Mar 2006 10:23:30 -0600 Message-ID: <001b01c63fa7$f9a92ce0$26b9eb04@Desktop> From: "bobert" To: References: <200603041400.k24E0aM4002144@lists5.rootsweb.com> Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:58:33 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=Windows-1252; reply-type=original X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] COMMON-LAW MATES/CHILDREN Hello Rooters! Common-law marriages vary from state-to-state. Best to check the individual state's laws on these matters. At one time in Texas, for instance, if a man introduced a woman as his wife, she was legally recognized as his legal wife. So long as both the man and the woman are alive, it probably doesn't make a whole lot of difference, but once there is a child - and God Forbid, one of the parents dies - then custody and estate matters [inheritance rights] can certainly become a 'big bag of worms' - and in this day and age, with state and federal benefits like Social Security and Income Tax Deductions - a 'huge bag of worms' immerges. And - some states now recognize "Grandparents Rights". Personally, I dislike the word, "illegitimate" - it places an unnecessary stigma on an innocent child who never asked to be born in the first place. I've always agreed with the Mrs. Gadney [began childrens homes and, who back in the 1920's or thereabouts], said, "There are no 'illegitimate' children, only illegitimate parents." I realize the word 'illegitimate' has been around forever, it seems, and used on legal documents - however, the phrase "out of wedlock" is so much kinder. Shirley: bobert@I-1.net