Legal Treatment of Cohabitation in the United States

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6090785
AutoresCynthia Grant Bowman (Northwestern University, autor correspondente)
Ano2004
Volume26
Fascículo1
Páginas119-151
Data de publicação2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLaw & Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.0265-8240.2004.00165.x
OpenAlexW3121181313
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas18
Referências citadas6

This article discusses the variety of ways state legal systems in the United States treat cohabitation, both by same‐sex and heterosexual couples. The different approaches are described along a spectrum that ranges from one extreme, under which cohabitants have essentially no rights against one another or against third parties, to the other extreme, under which cohabitants are to be treated as though they were married under state law. Different areas of law are discussed, including the rights of cohabitants both against one another (remedies upon dissolution, inheritance) and against third parties, such as state benefits, tort claims, health‐related benefits, and rights concerning children. The article concludes with speculations concerning why the remedies offered to cohabitants in the United States are so limited, as compared with other countries

Cohabitation · Inheritance (genetic algorithm · Liability · Political science · State (computer science · Tort · Variety (cybernetics · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Law · Reproductive Health and Technologies