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An overview of the current rules in Norway for those living in a partnership. Cohabitation is an increasingly common form of cohabitation. However, there are no cohabitation laws. What does it refer to?
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Breaking up is a challenge regardless of the form of cohabitation. This can be more confusing for cohabitants than for spouses, who may seek help in marriage law. The legal position between cohabitants is governed by non-statutory law, supplemented by certain laws in various fields of law.
Joint Ownership Act , contracts act , inheritance law i the law on home communities are central acts. Below is a brief explanation of what tips you can get from legal sources.
Joint Ownership Act
Joint Ownership Act governs situations where two or more people own something together, see § 1 . This may include, for example, an apartment or a car that is jointly owned. The main rule according to sec. 2 is that cohabitants own the same amount of things, unless there is a basis for something else. The Co-ownership Act may contain guidelines regarding: the scope of control over the property, what you can do with it and what you are obliged to do.
Common property
Cohabitation Act regulates the issue of takeover, among others shared apartment or household belongings in the event of termination of cohabitation. The Act applies when the relationship between "two or more people "single state" ceases upon the death of one of them or in a manner other than death, see § 1 . It is not a condition that you are lovers, but a precondition is that "the parties have lived together for at least two years or are expecting children together."
Probate Act
Succession Act quite intuitively applies to the division of inheritance. The inheritance rights of cohabitants are regulated separately in chapters 4 i 6 , but these rules only apply if you have children together.
Write a cohabitation agreement
There is an ongoing debate about whether there should be separate rules for couples who choose to live together as cohabitants. Now the government has set up a commission to look into the possibilities separate rules for cohabitants . Since we currently do not have a separate law of cohabitation, cohabitants should draw up a cohabitation agreement. An agreement can prevent conflicts while ensuring equitable distribution in the event of separation or death.
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There are many templates on how to enter into a cohabitation agreement online. JURK, for example, has created a template that you can find here.
The difference between marriage and cohabitation
The main difference between marriage and cohabitation is that when two people get married, they are considered one household financially. This means that if one partner earns more than the other, his or her partner will not have to pay taxes on it your income – but if you are in a relationship but not married (or not planning to get married), this rule does not apply to you.
