What is it?
According to Law 54 of 1990, it is the union between a man and a woman who, without being married, form a permanent and singular community of life, and acquire the duties and rights of a marriage. For civil purposes, it is called a permanent companion.
The Constitutional Court, in Sentence C-075-07, included the homosexual couples within the persons apt to conform this type of union, in order to give them patrimonial protection.
FAQs
- De facto marital union
Requirements
- Citizenship card.