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Does Michigan recognize common law marriages formed in other states if we recently moved to Detroit and now want to get a legal divorce?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Does Michigan recognize common law marriages formed in other states if we recently moved to Detroit and now want to get a legal divorce?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Michigan recognition common law marriage validly contracted another state divorce Michigan residency statute case lawGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Michigan divorce residency requirement 180 days county 10 days common law marriage out of stateGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence

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ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequence50%Reason50%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Michigan recognition common law marriage validly contracted another state divorce Michigan residency statute case law Google ↗
Michigan divorce residency requirement 180 days county 10 days common law marriage out of state Google ↗
  1. PEOPLE v. SCHMIDT (1998) · caselaw.findlaw.com
  2. Michigan Family Law Benchbook · courts.michigan.gov
  3. MCL - Section 552.9 · legislature.mi.gov
  4. MCL - Section 552.9e · legislature.mi.gov
  5. MJI · courts.michigan.gov

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Michigan recognition common law marriage validly contracted another state divorce Michigan residency statute case law
OBSERVED
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—Reason——1x
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Michigan divorce residency requirement 180 days county 10 days common law marriage out of state
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Consequence——1x
of 1