sealing deceased unmarried couples?

I am a Family History consultant in Price, Utah. A question was asked about sealing couples who lived together for all their adult life, had no children and died having never been lawfully married. Can they be sealed under common law marriage? Does the family need special permission to perform this ordinance? Thank you for any help. dhdmiller@emerytelcom.net

According to this page, yes (emphasis added)

Undocumented marriage. A deceased couple who lived together as husband and wife may be sealed, or if they had children together ...

It seems the link to the page moved. Do you know where it is? I have an uncle in such a situation and would like to do his temple work.

stevenchristensen wrote:It seems the link to the page moved.

That it does. And my attempts to find it are not working.

stevenchristensen wrote:I have an uncle in such a situation and would like to do his temple work.

I think the answer there would be to input what you have in the FamilySearch trees and see if it allows you to seal them.

stevenchristensen wrote:It seems the link to the page moved. Do you know where it is? I have an uncle in such a situation and would like to do his temple work.

Try this link (you must be signed in to FamilySearch and be a Church member to see it): Can a Couple Be Sealed Who Never Married or Whose Marriage Date I Cannot Find?

can a woman seal with his children in the temple while the husband is not a member.

mills.andoh wrote:can a woman seal with his children in the temple while the husband is not a member.

Only if he is deceased.

Another place to get answers such as the OP posed, is to call Family Search help at 1-866-406-1830. They are there 24/7 to help us. As a Family History Consultant and a former Family History Center worker, have used them many, many time, and they are a great source of information. They can direct you to information, such as the link ( Can a Couple Be Sealed Who Never Married or Whose Marriage Date I Cannot Find?) cited above, and solve our questions authoritatively.

A girlfriend was killed in her youth. Her boyfriend eventually married after 14 years of grief in the Temple. Can he be sealed to her after he dies? Or if his wife passed away first, can he be sealed to his girlfriend?

Your bishop is able to provide you with sealing policies for the living, and since your question includes a person who is no longer, the previous post to yours has the contact number for FamilySearch help. They would also be able to answer your question or provide additional guidance.

comeseeus wrote:A girlfriend was killed in her youth. Her boyfriend eventually married after 14 years of grief in the Temple. Can he be sealed to her after he dies? Or if his wife passed away first, can he be sealed to his girlfriend?

I do not believe so. While there are some policies that allow for 7nmarried people to be sealed similar to what is mentioned in the OP, I have also seen some specific wording somewhere that talks about NOT sealing people simply because they were boyfriend/girlfriend and one of them met an untimely death.

bballrob wrote:I have also seen some specific wording somewhere

If you go back to the post by aebrown in this topic (Feb 6, 2016), there is a link to the official answer. You need to be signed in to FamilySearch to see the article.

Can I seal my unmarried deceased daughter to an unmarried deceased man?

tkhoppell wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:58 pm Can I seal my unmarried deceased daughter to an unmarried deceased man?

You did not say what their relationship was.

Please read Policy on sealing a deceased couple that were never married nor ever lived together. You'll have to be logged into FamilySearch to see it.