Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1978-004 written by Curt Thomas Schneider and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legal elements of a common law marriage are present capacity of the parties, a contract to assume the marriage status at the time the contract was made, and a holding of each other out to the public as husband and wife.