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COMMON LAW PARTNER [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
DEF

A person living in a conjugal relationship with an employee for a continuous period of at least one year.

Key term(s)
  • common law partner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
DEF

Personne qui, pour une période continue d'au moins un an, a vécu une relation conjugale avec l'employé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Family Law (common law)
Key term(s)
  • common law partner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
DEF

Personne vivant en concubinage et à qui la loi reconnaît certains droits, compte tenu de la stabilité et de la durée de la relation.

OBS

Depuis 2002, le Code civil du Québec ne fait plus usage de concubinage, mais celui de l'union civile.

Key term(s)
  • épouse de common law

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de familia (common law)
OBS

Pareja, además de denominar al conjunto de dos personas, se refiere también a cada una de estas personas.

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