Unregistered cohabitation
Legal status in some jurisdictions
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Unregistered cohabitation is a legal status (sometimes de facto) given to same-sex or opposite-sex couples in certain jurisdictions.[1] They may be similar to common-law marriages.
More specifically, unregistered cohabitation may refer to:
- Unregistered cohabitation in Australia and De facto relationships in Australia[a]
- Domestic relationships and domestic partnerships in the Australian Capital Territory[a]
- Domestic relationships in New South Wales[a]
- De facto unions in the Northern Territory
- De facto unions in Norfolk Island[a]
- De facto relationships in Queensland[a]
- Close personal relationships in South Australia[a]
- Personal relationships in Tasmania[a]
- Domestic relationships in Victoria[a]
- De facto unions in Western Australia
- Various de facto relationships in Canada[a]
- Adult interdependent relationship in Alberta[a]
- Common-law relationships in Manitoba[a]
- Domestic partnership in Nova Scotia[a]
- Civil unions and de facto relationships in Quebec
- De facto unions in Colombia[a]
- Unregistered cohabitation in Croatia
- Unregistered cohabitation in Israel[a]
- Samenlevingscontract in the Netherlands[a]
- De facto relationships in New Zealand[a]
- Unregistered cohabitation in Poland
- Unregistered cohabitation in San Marino[a]
- Unregistered cohabitation in Spain[a]
Some other countries and sub-national regions recognize unregistered cohabitation, as listed in the Civil union article.
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Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Also recognizes another form of same-sex unions (marriage, civil unions, domestic partnerships).
References
- ^ Mahoney, Margaret (2005). "Forces Shaping the Law of Cohabitation of Opposite Sex Couples". University of Pittsburgh School of Law. p. 163. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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