NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Republican lawmaker’s push to create a new marriage contract specifically designed to exclude same-sex couples is dead for this year’s annual legislative session amid ...

Common law spouses may enjoy benefits similar to those with a marriage license Reviewed by Khadija Khartit A common law marriage is a legally recognized marriage between two people who haven't ...

Amid several bills introduced in Tennessee that have attracted national attention this year, none has sparked as much alarm among both Republicans and Democrats as a proposal that would create a new ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A bill that would create a common-law marriage between “one man” and “one woman” is advancing in the Tennessee State Capitol, but the bill is at the center of controversy as ...