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[News & Insights](https://goldwaterdroit.com/en/news-insights) # NPR: Common-Law Marriage Suit Could Alter Canadian Law![Npr Logo](https://goldwaterdroit.com/_vercel/image?url=%2F_content-assets%2Fmedia%2F2012%2F2012-06-28-npr-common-law-marriage-suit-could-alter-canadian-law%2Fimages%2Fnpr-logo.png&w=640&q=75)**NPR** 28 June 20121 min read [Media](https://goldwaterdroit.com/en/news-insights?category=media) [npr.org](http://www.npr.org/2012/06/28/155890208/common-law-marriage-suit-could-alter-canadian-law) A Canadian Supreme Court case has the potential to change marriage across the country. Sarah Harris reports for NPR Public Radio. [**Previous Post**Mitsumi Takahashi inteviews Anne-France Goldwater about Bill 78](https://goldwaterdroit.com/en/news-insights/2012/mitsumi-takahashi-inteviews-anne-france-goldwater-about-bill-78) [**Next Post **Uncensored: Anne-France Goldwater](https://goldwaterdroit.com/en/news-insights/2013/uncensored-anne-france-goldwater)