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Post by Springtime on Nov 5, 2006 7:23:13 GMT -5
I don't think Genna qualifies for the title of Common Law Wife of David Ruffin. As far as I know David was married two times? Any one know for sure how many times David was married? and what his wifes names were?
What is a common law marriage?
In a handful of states (listed below), heterosexual couples can become legally married without a license or ceremony. This type of marriage is called a common law marriage. Contrary to popular belief, a common law marriage is not created when two people simply live together for a certain number of years. In order to have a valid common law marriage, the couple must do all of the following:
live together for a significant period of time (not defined in any state)
hold themselves out as a married couple -- typically this means using the same last name, referring to the other as "my husband" or "my wife," and filing a joint tax return, and
intend to be married.
When a common law marriage exists, the spouses receive the same legal treatment given to formally married couples, including the requirement that they go through a legal divorce to end the marriage.
Common law marriage is recognized only in the following states:
Alabama
Colorado
District of Columbia
Georgia (if created before 1/1/97)
Idaho (if created before 1/1/96)
Iowa
Kansas
Montana
New Hampshire (for inheritance purposes only)
Ohio (if created before 10/10/91)
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Utah
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Post by Queenie on Nov 5, 2006 9:26:04 GMT -5
Springtime thanks for info! IMO, Genna dreamt up the ideal of being DER's common wife. She knows if DER was alive today he would kick her silly cookies for saying that about their relationship.. Genna is looking for validation and a place to stay.. she knooows no one is believing that story about darn common-law especially the folks who knew him.. She is only saying it to new temptation fans. The ones who walk with him when he was king, walk with him when he need a place to stay, walk with when he was near death, walk with him when industry told he would never be on top, know better  |
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Post by molly on Nov 5, 2006 10:44:44 GMT -5
Thanks Springtime. Ruffin was married to Sandra Ruffin when he met genna. Then later married Joy (Hamilton) Ruffin After having met genna and having a baby with her. He met and became enaged (quite publically) to the talented and beautiful Tammi Terrell while genna was pregnant with his child. "Common Law wife" is a self imposed title that genna adopted After the death of David Ruffin. She obviously wanted to "Differentiate" her relationship with Ruffin from his "other" relationships. She claims in her book 1- that after a time she didn't want to marry him  2-that in fact she did marry another man during the time she was in a relationship with him 3-that he was legally married to Sandra Ruffin,actually he and Sandra had a daughter together during that time 4-that he did abandon her and her unborn child to be with Tammi Terrell 4- that she was hopeful that he would return to her after the untimely death of Tammi Terrell 5-that "SHE" took his name "AFTER" his death as some type of adoption  I agree she was "Common" but never a "common law wife". I don't understand why she would think it a honor to refer to herself as a common law wife of a man that COULD have married her had he wanted to. Truth is had genna not written her memiors many,many people would have never known of her or her relationship with Ruffin. If you notice her name is never mentioned in any David Ruffin articles,interviews or books. I saw where she posted a long winded message on Leon's myspace. But there is a picture that exist of Leon with David Ruffins family,genna nor jr are in that photo. Nor did Ruffin's brother QB think to mention jr or add his picture in his book. The fame she desires by exploiting his name and memory is elusive,because the only "fans" she has been able to garner are people that never knew the man. I would say that most of them (her fans) are teen-agers or abused women that feel a kinship with her since she too was abused. Her book clearly depicts the type of relationship she and her son had with David Ruffin. Anybody after reading her book could never conclude theirs was a "love" story. |
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Post by ruffinlove on Nov 5, 2006 12:24:37 GMT -5
Molly thats the whole truth....
BOTTOMLINE Genna was NEVER married to David Ruffin ...she Never was his Common law anything, stole his last name IN DEATH ,and she and her son uses David Ruffin for their own gain...all the fixins' for a damn insane person.
I mean damn it doesnt take rocket science...if Ruffin wanted to marry her he would have....he didnt even want to be around her marrying her would be so beyond far fetched.
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Post by Queenie on Nov 5, 2006 13:44:10 GMT -5
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Post by Brandy on Nov 5, 2006 13:53:38 GMT -5
I wonder what a common law wife receives when the common law husband dies?  They gets NOTHING especially since it's not even recognized in the state they were in. so oops the common law thing doesn't exist which puts her right back in the category of"the women who stalked david ruffin" |
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Post by ruffinlove on Nov 5, 2006 16:24:56 GMT -5
I wonder what a common law wife receives when the common law husband dies? They gets NOTHING especially since it's not even recognized in the state they were in. so oops the common law thing doesn't exist which puts her right back in the category of"the women who stalked david ruffin" Thats right B!! a big fat Common law NOTHING. |
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Post by EmergingRuffian on Nov 5, 2006 20:56:53 GMT -5
Ruffin came to me in a dream last night and demanded my hand in wedded bliss. We were married aboard the Starship Enterprise and Ruffin has adopted my 27 children.
We are crazy in love.
Please visit my website (www.hoodwinkedandbamboozled.fool)and purchase our cookbook, Down Home Holiday Cooking with the Ruffin Family. All proceeds will go towards our favorite charity case, me cuz Momma needs a pair of brand new shoes.
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Post by der68 on Nov 5, 2006 22:12:50 GMT -5
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Post by der68 on Nov 5, 2006 22:14:41 GMT -5
I wonder what a common law wife receives when the common law husband dies? In genna's case she got the same thing in death as she did when he was living minus the ass beatings...NOTHING.... Not even respect!!! |
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Post by Queenie on Nov 5, 2006 22:16:37 GMT -5
Ruffin came to me in a dream last night and demanded my hand in wedded bliss. We were married aboard the Starship Enterprise and Ruffin has adopted my 27 children. We are crazy in love. Please visit my website (www.hoodwinkedandbamboozled.fool)and purchase our cookbook, Down Home Holiday Cooking with the Ruffin Family. All proceeds will go towards our favorite charity case, me cuz Momma needs a pair of brand new shoes. genna faces many problems with her claims of being David Ruffin's "common law wife" other then the most obvious common law unions are not recognized in MI. How can she be his common law wife when he was legally married to 2 different women and engaged to another? NOT to mention all these other criteria: hold themselves out as a married couple -- typically this means using the same last name, referring to the other as "my husband" or "my wife," and filing a joint tax return, and
intend to be marriedThe only person I heard refer tot genna as David's common law wife was genna. However in all fairness WE don't know What he told her After he died. ;D ;D ;D May he refers to her as his "wife' on the other side. Not trying to get off the subject... how in the hell was DER's married to TWO women... who and who? Der68, I doubt DER is claiming Genna his wife on the other side... Der is probably kicking it with Tammie both laughing at the dumb ass fool |
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Post by Brandy on Nov 5, 2006 23:05:44 GMT -5
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Post by molly on Nov 6, 2006 0:46:30 GMT -5
Not trying to get off the subject... how in the hell was DER's married to TWO women... who and who? Der68, I doubt DER is claiming Genna his wife on the other side... Der is probably kicking it with Tammie both laughing at the dumb ass fool ((Queenie)) LOL! Ruffin was married to Sandra when he met genna. Then he was with Tammi,then he married Joy Hamilton. Even after Joy he didn't marry genna. Der is probably kicking it with Tammie both laughing at the dumb ass foolLMAO!!! Yep! |
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Post by lady luck on Sept 25, 2020 16:39:00 GMT -5
absolutely not comman law is not a legal
Marriage period ok because it's not legal everywhere if you arent legally married you are not married the only wife he had was Sandra, I guess he was married to joy Hamilton 2 or3 months a total joke!
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