Which of the following facts, if proven, is not sufficient to prove that two persons are married for purposes of applying the spousal confidential communications privilege?

A. They have a legal marriage certificate signed by an appropriate official.
B. They have lived together for at least seven years in a state that recognizes common law marriage.
C. They have held themselves out consistently as a married couple in a state that recognizes common law marriage.
D. All of these facts would be sufficient to establish a legal marriage.


B. They have lived together for at least seven years in a state that recognizes common law marriage.

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