Lots of inaccurate information on Common Law Marriage. I would strongly suggest that anyone with questions about Common Law Marriage do a little research and NOT listen to most folks posting in this thread. Hints:
1. Owning and/or not owning property together doesn't make you married or not married.
2. Living together and/or not living together doesn't make you married or not married.
3. Having a mortgage or bank accounts together or apart doesn't make you married or not married.
4. Sleeping together and/or living together for X number of years doesn't make you married or not married.
The key is whether you "hold yourself out" as being married and whether your intent and belief is that you ARE married. One of the biggest indicators that you are most likely NOT married in the eyes of the law is that you are engaged and PLANNING to GET married at some point in the FUTURE.