| First, we are interested in the effect of diverse forms of coupling, including the distinction between marriage and cohabitation. |
| Children were illegitimate for any number of reasons, including rapes, seductions, adultery, failed courtships, and long-term cohabitation. |
| After four years of cohabitation, a relationship acquires the status of common-law marriage. |
| It is at this point that the idea of a joint enterprise, be it marital or based on cohabitation, becomes crucial. |
| The state refused to renew her day-care license because of old laws on the books that classify cohabitation as illegal. |
| Public officials have made it clear that the laws of that country should give no advantage to marriage over unmarried cohabitation. |
