Guides: Common Law Marriage: Practice Aids

Recommended Titles & CLEs

For more books and e-books on common law marriage, see the Family Law page of our Recommended Books & E-Books guide.

For Texas Bar CLE courses, see the Family Law page of our CLEs guide.

Books & E-Books

Below are some of the library resources aimed at practitioners that can provide further guidance on this topic. If you are not able to visit the State Law Library in Austin, these books might be available at a law library near you or a public library near you.

O'Connor's family code plus [print book]
Call Number: KFT 505 B43

O'Connor's Family Code Plus provides the text of the statutes, along with annotations, and rules.
O'Connor's Texas family law handbook [print book]
Call Number: KFT 505 O26

Provides detailed analysis of Texas family law as well as practice tips and commentary.
Texas family law practice and procedure
This multivolume set covers conservatorship, guardianship, premarital agreements, divorce, custody, spousal support, temporary orders, termination of parental rights, adoption, and more. Includes drafting guides for legal forms.
The Impact of Marriage Equality on Texas Law
This CLE published by the State Bar of Texas contains an article that discusses how the Obergefell v. Hodges decision has impacted common law marriages between same-sex couples whose marriages began before the decision was delivered in 2015.

Note The library cannot tell you what the law means for your situation.