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DE FACTO MARRIAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- de facto divorce
1, record 1, English, de%20facto%20divorce
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This decision ["Rye v. Fuliambe"] affirmed the indissolubility of a valid marriage and remained the law in ecclesiastical courts during the early part of the seventeenth century. The absence of absolute divorce, however, did not deter some persons from practising a kind of de facto divorce and remarriage. 2, record 1, English, - de%20facto%20divorce
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- divorce de fait
1, record 1, French, divorce%20de%20fait
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
divorce de fait : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - divorce%20de%20fait
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Family Law (common law)
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- de facto marriage
1, record 2, English, de%20facto%20marriage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A marriage that, despite the parties’ living as husband and wife, is defective for some reason. 1, record 2, English, - de%20facto%20marriage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mariage de fait
1, record 2, French, mariage%20de%20fait
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mariage de fait a lieu lorsque les deux partenaires sont d'accord pour vivre ensemble alors qu'il n'y a pas de cérémonie civile ou religieuse. 1, record 2, French, - mariage%20de%20fait
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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