For a small fee (which varies by county), you and your common law spouse can simply go to the county clerk and swear to your marriage by filing a Declaration of Informal Marriage. If you’re not sure whether or not you are common law married, you should read How...
The test for a common law marriage is fairly straightforward. Texas has a 3 question test. If you can answer "yes" to all 3 of the questions, you are common law married. If you answer "no" to any of them, you probably aren’t. Both parties...