how is cohabitation stated by state law in divorce
2006-07-04 09:57:02 · 2 answers · asked by ostrom w 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Each state has different laws about cohabitation. In some, people who've been living together as if they were married, are legally considered married and can have all the hassles of divorce, alimony, property allocation and so on when they split up. (Colorado, for example.)
In other states, cohabitation is not acknowledged as a legal status at all--there's no difference (legally) between "this person I've been living with for 8 years, bought a house together, supported through school and took care of when they were sick" and "this roommate who moved in last weekend." (California is one of these.)
You'll need to check your state laws for "cohabitation" or "common law marriage." Also, in some states there are laws about how many or what kinds of nonmarried people can live together.
2006-07-11 06:59:19 · answer #1 · answered by Elfwreck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't. If not married you only will have the rights of a single person if you leave the relationship. You can take what you brought into it but if you brought something together you would have to obtain a lawyer to help get it back.
2006-07-04 10:29:23 · answer #2 · answered by Krinta 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋