{"id":568,"date":"2025-11-24T15:26:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueviolet-dogfish-977667.hostingersite.com\/?page_id=568"},"modified":"2026-01-14T19:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:07:15","slug":"common-law-marriage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/es\/common-law-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"El matrimonio de derecho com\u00fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"568\" class=\"elementor elementor-568\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf61809 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf61809\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0374b7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0374b7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c63f3a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c63f3a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49463cb gra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49463cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sacred Union in Covenant<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c87eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4c87eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spiritual Common Law Marriage Blessing Through 2N21 Ecclesiastical Ministries<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25db88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d25db88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We provide prayerful Common Law Marriage blessings for couples who feel called to covenant in spiritual unity. This service is for spiritual affirmation and ceremonial blessing through our ministry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cbbb5a elementor-widget__width-auto buttn anbtn animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8cbbb5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"#marriage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply for Marriage Blessing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702b231 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"702b231\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d753bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d753bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2507.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3860\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2507.webp 1000w, https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2507-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2507-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2507-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2507-600x399.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb4738 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"beb4738\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4907b41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4907b41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd8ed4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edd8ed4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1faabc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1faabc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2151158098-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1441\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2151158098-1.webp 1500w, https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2151158098-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2151158098-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2151158098-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2151158098-1-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/2n21ministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2151158098-1-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1fd740 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1fd740\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530bf1d gra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"530bf1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Our Marriage Blessing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f1fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0f1fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Common Law Marriage service is a spiritual covenant conducted through 2N21 Ecclesiastical Ministries. This service reflects a spiritual union and blessing, not a replacement for government marriage licenses.\n\nWe offer prayer, ceremony guidance, and spiritual support to couples seeking unity under God\u2019s presence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5aaa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf5aaa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Spiritual covenant ceremony<br data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1481\" \/>\u2022 Ministry confirmation document<br data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1516\" \/>\u2022 Prayer and blessing by ordained minister<br data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1561\" \/>\u2022 Optional guidance session<br data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1591\" \/>\u2022 Email confirmation after service<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-id=\"4622b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To apply, both partners must provide:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30842c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30842c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Full legal names<br data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1825\" \/>\u2022 Contact email<br data-start=\"1840\" data-end=\"1843\" \/>\u2022 City and country<br data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"1864\" \/>\u2022 Declaration of mutual consent<br data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1898\" \/>\u2022 Agreement to terms<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3179928 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3179928\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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