Instead, a putative spouse believes themself to be married in good faith and is given legal rights as a result of this person's reliance upon this good-faith belief.
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[1] In consequence, children born as a result of a marriage which is found to be void are considered legitimate, and the spouses cannot marry others without first obtaining an annulment by proving its invalidity.
[2] Case law provides for putative spouse rights in Nebraska, Washington state, Nevada,[2] Texas [3] and Louisiana.
Colorado and Montana are the only U.S. states to have both common law marriage and to formally recognize putative spouse status.
Putative spouse concepts, called "deemed marriages" are also recognized under the Social Security program in the United States.