@inbook{0b78ad1ae28f45e5b5cb20b669f852fa,
title = "Marriage and Cohabitation in Private International Law: Regulating De Jure and De Facto Relationships",
abstract = "The law concerning de jure and de facto adult relationships varies substantially across jurisdictional lines, and is an area that largely lacks harmonised choice of law rules. Such rules would ensure that relationships are recognised and that legal consequences remain the same when couples cross state borders. This chapter considers rules concerning formal validity and essential validity of marriage and religious marriages. It also considers cohabitation, in both registered and unregistered forms. The chapter addresses the uncertainty that may be caused to couples regarding the validity of their relationship. Since a couple{\textquoteright}s legal status may change as they cross state borders, the chapter addresses the policy objectives pertaining to validity of de jure and de facto adult relationships.",
keywords = "Cohabitation, Formal validity; Essential validity, Harmonisation, Marriage, Religious marriages",
author = "Lauren Clayton-Helm",
year = "2024",
month = jun,
day = "18",
doi = "10.4337/9781802207422.00016",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781802207415",
series = "Research Handbooks in Family Law",
publisher = "Edward Elgar",
pages = "172--192",
editor = "Carruthers, {Janeen M.} and Lindsay, {Bobby W.M.}",
booktitle = "Research Handbook on International Family Law",
address = "United Kingdom",
}