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Free cohabitation agreement template south africaCohabitation Agreement • December 15th, 2020
Cohabitation is defined as a domestic partnership – in which two people, regardless of gender, live together but are not married. Cohabitants are generally referred to as life partners. South African Law on Cohabitation Cohabitation is not regulated by laws in South Africa. There is no common law marriage in South Africa and cohabitants can never be considered married under the constitution. In order words, there is no legal recognition of domestic partnerships. The only way to get cohabitants protection under the law is through a cohabitation agreement. The cohabitation agreement contains the rights and obligations of each partner, during the relationship and after, and can be recorded orally or in writing (preferably). The cohabiting rights of South African citizens will be protected once the draft Domestic Partnerships Act of 2008 has been implemented. You download a contract for South Africa below. Marriage vs. cohabitation Some of the differences between cohabitation and marriage
