Common Law Relationships

The legal outline for awarding alimony between common law partners is based on the laws of contract and on the principle of good faith,

The term “spouse” in the Inheritance Law also includes a common law partner.Section 55 of the Inheritance Law, 1965, whose purpose is to equalize the status of the common law partner to that of the married partner,

Although the status of partners who are not lawfully married is recognized by many laws, the legislation has not determined a one and only definition for the term “common law partners”.

The rule of sharing has been applied to the proprietary relationship between common law partners.The criteria for the application thereof are:A normal relationship and joint effort (seethe rule of sharing).The case law holds that common law partners