Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Berks County March 13, 1995, no. 72559 (In re Estate of Noll)

SCHMEHL, J.,

In this matter, the court must decide whether a common-law marriage existed between the decedent, John Michael Noll Sr., and Dianne L. Riffey. Riffey seeks status as the decedent’s common-law spouse so that she may receive an intestate share of the decedent’s estate and be entitled to the family exemption.