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For more typical cases, examples of documents that can help prove cohabitation (living together) include: Copies of the following, showing both spouses' names: Joint mortgage or lease documents (make sure to include a copy of the entire mortgage or lease) Utility or other bills showing both spouses' names.

What Rights Do Registered Domestic Partners Have in Oregon? Domestic partners who have registered with the Oregon Department of Human Services through a local county clerk will enjoy nearly all the same rights and responsibilities as married spouses under state law.

A cohabitation agreement is a legal document between unmarried couples who are living together. It sets out arrangements for finances, property and children while you're living together and if you split up, become ill or die. You can make an agreement at any time. It's good to do it before you move in together.

In general, states will uphold cohabitation agreements that are written. They are legally binding as long as one partner didn't force the other partner to sign the contract. Further, make sure that the contract doesn't contain anything illegal.

A nonmarital cohabitation agreement details both your rights and those of your partner and protects both of you so long as it's not one-sided. The purpose of the agreement is to ensure that you're both protected financially if the relationship ends, whether by splitting up or by death.

A domestic partnership can be ended by going through the courts to get a judgment of dissolution or annulment or by the death of one of the partners. See sections on Annulment, Legal Separation, Informal Separation, and Divorce on this site.