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Did you know... Registering as Married at a Hotel Makes It So in North Carolina?

Let's say a man and a woman walk into a hotel in North Carolina, request to share a room, and claim they are married. By common law marriage rules in the state, that man and woman would legally be married.

As the couple "outwardly present themselves as husband and wife to the public," they are deemed a common law marriage, that is honored and valid in North Carolina.

Should you find yourself in need of a hotel room for the night, you may want to fess up if you aren't a married couple.
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Viper · M
Hey @JustGoneNow
If you and your fiance ever want a quick common law way to get married, this is the fastest method I've ever heard of. And North Carolina does follow some of those extremely old laws, where other states sometimes ignore them.
@Viper it could be… once the other issue is resolved.
Viper · M
@JustGoneNow best of luck 🤞
@Viper ty 🦋
No it does t, you knob.

North Carolina does not recognize common law marriages. Under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-1, a marriage may only be created in the presence of an ordained minister of any religious denomination, or a magistrate, and with the declaration by the minister or magistrate that the parties are joined by matrimony.

 
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