The de facto couple is union of two people who live together permanently, stably and maritally without a marital union existing between them. It is an alternative to marriage, increasingly common in our society, with a brief, more flexible legal regulation and therefore, which generates greater doubts.
There are different Registries of De facto Unions throughout the national territory, where couples can register such a union for all appropriate purposes, so, depending on each autonomous community, proof of joint and stable coexistence will be required for a period of time. certain.
Specifically, in the city of Murcia, according to the Regulations of the Municipal Registry of De facto Unions, it is required “the coexistence of two people as a couple, in a free, public and well-known way, linked in a stable way, at least, for an uninterrupted period of twelve months, with an emotional relationship existing..."
It is of great importance to take into consideration the differentiating elements between the rights born from marriage and those born from de facto unions, which is why legal advice is necessary for any doubts that may arise. In any case, in the event of the birth of children, they will have the same rights as those born from a marriage, so in the event of the breakdown of a de facto couple, the non-custodial parent must pay alimony, in the event of there are minors born from such a union.
However, there are great differences regarding the patrimonial aspect, for example in the event of the death of one of the parties without descendants, purchase and sale of family housing, rentals and rights of subrogation..., as well as in the administrative sphere (application for pension for widowhood, paid paternity and/or maternity leave...).
It is of great importance to take into consideration all the particularities that de facto unions entail as well as having correct advice, so a detailed study of the concurrent circumstances in each case must be carried out in order to reach the most appropriate solution for each situation on an individual basis.
In our office we have the necessary experience to give you specific advice in order to register and regulate the de facto union, as well as any claim you wish to make that arises from it.
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