#7 Family & Marriage: Men and women living together as husband and wife without a marriage registration

Hello everyone. Welcome to the channel of Lawyers Talks. It's nice to see you today on our new episode of our podcast. Today, we will discuss a topic that is deeply concerning among legal matters on marriage and family, which is cohabitation as husband and wife – this also means men and women living together as husband and wife without registering their marriage. For this matter, please join me in listening to Lawyer Tran Ngoc Thuyet, a Senior Partner of BLawyers Vietnam Law Firm. Guest Hello Ms. Trinh and listeners of the podcast of BLawyers Vietnam Law Firm! Host In modern life, we often talk about the situation in which men and women live together as husband and wife and simply call it “Cohabitation”. So, from the legal perspective, what is the definition of living together as husband and wife between a man and a woman? Guest According to the current Law on Marriage and Family of Vietnam, cohabitation as husband and wife is when a man and a woman organize a life together and consider each other husband and wife. As prescribed in Point d, Section 2 of Joint Circular No. 01/2001 issued to guide the former Law on Marriage and Family 2000, men and women are considered living together as husband and wife when they fall into one of the following cases: • Wedding ceremonies take place while they live together; • The cohabitation is approved by the family of both or either party; • The cohabitation is witnessed by others or organizations; or • They truly live together, take care of and help each other, and build a family together. The beginning time of cohabitation between a man and a woman is considered the date that they celebrated their wedding; or the date they were accepted by their families; or the date their relationship was witnessed by another person or organization; or the date that they began to live together, take care of and support each other, and jointly build a family. Host So, currently, does Vietnamese law prohibit men and women from living together as husband and wife without registering their marriage? Guest No. Current Vietnamese laws do not prohibit men and women from living together as husband and wife without registering their marriage. However, in some cases this behavior will be considered a violation of marriage and family laws, including... To read more information, please click here: https://www.blawyersvn.com/7-family-marriage-men-and-women-living-together-as-husband-and-wife-without-a-marriage-registration/ ﹌﹌ The above is not official advice from BLawyers Vietnam. If you have any questions or suggestions about the above, or if you would like to collaborate and use BLawyers Vietnam’s legal advisory services, please contact us at [email protected]. We will be delighted to hear from you. 📀 Host: Trinh Nguyen - Paralegal 📀 Guest: Thuyet Tran - Senior Partner If you like this Podcast episode, please consider donating to us at Paypal by the following link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BLawyersVietnam You may also follow the content of our Legal news, Legal articles and Monthly Newsletters on social media platforms by visiting: BLawyers Vietnam Website: blawyersvn.com BLawyers Vietnam LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/b-lawyers-vietnam BLawyers Vietnam Facebook page: facebook.com/BLawyersVietnam BLawyers Vietnam Twitter (X): twitter.com/BLawyers_VN BLawyers Vietnam Apple Podcasts: Podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-lawyers-talk BLawyers Vietnam Spotify: Spotify.com/show/BLawyersVietnam BLawyers Vietnam Google Podcasts: Podcasts.google.com/feed/BLawyersVietnam BLawyers Vietnam YouTube Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@blawyersvietnam3376/podcasts