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Difference between revisions of "Cohabitation and Living Together Agreements"

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#if they've lived together for a shorter period of time and have a child together.
#if they've lived together for a shorter period of time and have a child together.


Unmarried couples, including unmarried spouses, are not legally married to one another, and they'll stay that way until they are formally married.  
Unmarried couples, including unmarried couples who are spouses, are not legally married to one another, and they'll stay that way until they are formally married.  


For the purposes of this discussion, the critical distinction between married spouses, and unmarried spouses and other unmarried couples lies in the different legal issues that arise when these different sorts of relationship come to an end. Here's a summary:
For the purposes of this discussion, the critical distinction between married spouses, and unmarried spouses and other unmarried couples lies in the different legal issues that arise when these different sorts of relationship come to an end. Here's a summary: