The concept of marriage has recently lost its former meaning. They began to treat him scornfully and, to some extent, irresponsibly. What is civil marriage, few now know. Most confuse this concept with the official registration of relations. However, this is not true.
Civil marriage is the cohabitation of a man and a woman sharing a common household. Moreover, in fact, they are not husband and wife. In common people they are called the ugly word "cohabitants."
Not so long ago, such marriages were despised and considered a shame for the couple. Today, young people consider them the norm. According to statistics, every tenth marriage is currently civil and their number is growing every year.
Most often, the initiators of such relationships are men. Unlike women, they continue to feel free and independent.
What is a common law marriage for a woman? Any of the fair sex at heart dreams of a prince, a white dress, a gold ring and a honeymoon. For many women, becoming a legal spouse is very important. However, seeing the complete lack of mutual desire in a beloved man, they agree to live together without a stamp in the passport.
One of the main problems in a civil marriage is the birth of a child. In this case, women fear for their future and are forced to set ultimatums: either marriage or the end of a relationship. Under the Family Code, the husband and wife automatically become the parents of children born into a legal marriage. Otherwise, the woman will have to prove paternity. In addition, she may refuse to recognize her partner as a father and even forbid them to see each other. In this case, it will be very difficult for a man to prove his rights to a child, since DNA analysis of minors can only be done with the consent of the mother. Thus, both a man and a woman, before building a relationship, it is necessary to find out what a civil marriage is and what consequences it has.
In free relations there are pluses. They are great for very young people who have not had time to "get on their feet", make money and so on. They have the opportunity to learn how to live together, to study each other, to understand whether they are ready for a real marriage. In case of failure, young people can disperse quickly enough and without unnecessary formalities.
As a rule, strong passion and love do not stand the test of everyday life and cares. Feelings pass, and once a loved one becomes unpleasant and even annoying. And no relationship or civil marriage is needed at all. Setting priorities and goals in life will help to avoid such mistakes.
If people are confident in their feelings and, having lived for some time together, are not disappointed in each other, then do not delay the official registration of relations. From a legal point of view, it gives many advantages in the event of a divorce:
- all property is divided in half (regardless of the spouses' income), unless a marriage contract or contract stipulating otherwise is concluded ;
- spouses have the right to support in case of illness;
- if children were born in the marriage, then the person with whom they remain after the divorce has the right to receive alimony for each child.
Having learned what civil marriage is, everyone has the right to decide which way to choose. In any case, it is not superfluous to be safe and conclude an agreement. Current legislation allows family registration without registering marriage. In this case, all the rights and obligations of the parties are prescribed in the contract, which must be certified by a notary. It sets out all the rules by which the family will live, provides for a situation of divorce and division of property, and also sets out the responsibilities that will be assigned to the spouses in the event of the birth of a child.