Answer the following also give reasons ? John and Alice lived in South Carolina as husband and

Answer the following also give reasons ?

   

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John and Alice lived in South Carolina as husband and wife for a sufficient period in SC that they were married under SC law. Eventually, they moved to North Carolina, a state that does not recognize the doctrine of common law marriage. John and Alice had no children. Neither had wills. At John's death, his nephew, Ebenezer, contested Alice's right to an intestate share of John's estate. Ebenezer claimed that Alice was not married to John under North Carolina law and that, as John's closest living relative, he was entitled to John's entire estate. Does North Carolina have to recognize the common law marriage established in South Carolina? John and Alice lived in South Carolina as husband and wife for a sufficient period in SC that they were married under SC law. Eventually, they moved to North Carolina, a state that does not recognize the doctrine of common law marriage. John and Alice had no children. Neither had wills. At John's death, his nephew, Ebenezer, contested Alice's right to an intestate share of John's estate. Ebenezer claimed that Alice was not married to John under North Carolina law and that, as John's closest living relative, he was entitled to John's entire estate. Does North Carolina have to recognize the common law marriage established in South Carolina?

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