Cephus
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I was thinking though. After my father died, my mother found a boyfriend and they lived together for about 5 years until he died last month. He was a nice guy, he took great care of her and they split all the expenses evenly, but in a lot of states, they have commonlaw marriage statues which say that if two people live together for more than, say, 7 years, they are married under the eyes of the state. Of course, this doesn't count if they're renter/tenant with a contract or similar, but hey, your mom might actually be married and doesn't know it.