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New Delhi: Uttarakhand earlier this week became the first state in the country to accord legal recognition to live-in relationships, making it mandatory for couples in the state to register the union with authorities...
According to the Bill, live-in couples must submit a statement of their relationship to the registrar..
While the Bill awaits the Presidents assent, ThePrint looks at laws relating to live-in relationships beyond Indias borders though several countries provide an option for the registration of a live-in relationship, none of the countries looked at make the non-registration of such relationships a punishable offence...
Couples who live together for a minimum of two years are considered to be in a de facto relationship.. States in Australia alsoprovidecouples an option to register such relationships to claim marriage benefits such as maintenance and the division of assets..
The state of Washington recognises committed intimate relationships and courts accept such a relationship to exist based on several factors, such as continuous cohabitation and length and exclusivity of the relationship.. Further, couples in such relationships can have the same financial claims as married couples when dividing shared property and debt, except that they cannot receive spousal support...
