New Hampshire Statutes
§ 457:39 — Cohabitation, etc
New Hampshire § 457:39
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 457:39 (2026).
Text
Persons cohabiting and acknowledging each other as husband and wife, and generally reputed to be such, for the period of 3 years, and until the decease of one of them, shall thereafter be deemed to have been legally married.
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Legislative History
RS 149:11. CS 158:19. GS 161:16. GL 180:16. PS 174:15. PL 286:36. RL 338:39.
Nearby Sections
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§ 457:1
Purpose and Intent§ 457:1-a
Equal Access to Marriage§ 457:2
Marriages Prohibited§ 457:23
Requirements§ 457:24
Penalty§ 457:26
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 457:39, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/457/457%3A39.