Living together without an official marriage is gaining more and more followers into its ranks. And the truth is, what could be better than life without obligations and responsibilities? However, in practice, there are often cases when it is necessary to officially establish that a couple lived in the same territory and kept a common household.
Necessary
- - witnesses of cohabitation;
- - apartment bills;
- - receipts, bills, checks confirming joint household management.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, go around all your neighbors and ask them to testify that you and your common-law spouse lived together. In court, it will be very useful if your words are supported by other significant evidence, especially if these are statements of living people. If your witnesses are unable to get to the court session, collect written statements from them.
Step 2
Prepare all physical evidence to prove that your couple lived and farm together. This can be a lease agreement where you and your husband / wife are listed as tenants, shared photographs, filming and filming, your letters to each other, cinema tickets, theater tickets, apartment receipts, receipts from shops and other certificates. Often the common-law spouse, who is the owner of the home, formalizes for their other half a temporary or permanent registration on the living space. This can also be an indirect confirmation of marriage.
Step 3
In case you have a common child, attach to the rest of the written evidence a copy of the birth certificate, where the cohabitant is indicated in the column "father". This will be another indisputable fact of civil marriage. It should be borne in mind that a child in an unregistered relationship has the same rights as in an official one, that is, in the event of separation of parents, the father is obliged to pay alimony.
Step 4
After collecting all the evidence, apply to the court with a statement on the establishment of facts of legal significance, with the attachment of the necessary documents. Litigation requires a lot of time, effort, and often money investments, so get ready mentally, ask for help from relatives, close friends, colleagues, if necessary.
