Unmarried couples in a live-in relationship must register it with the government within 30 days of moving in together. The registrar reviews the application and may ask for additional information during an investigation. If approved, the relationship is recorded in a register and a certificate issued. Refusal to register may occur if one partner is married, a minor, or if consent was obtained through coercion or fraud. Partners can end the relationship by notifying the registrar and their partner. Failing to register the relationship or providing false information can result in fines, up to 3 months of imprisonment, or both.
So… the problem is that before nobody had to register and now only unmarried couples do. See how easy a straight answer was?
I’m living in Germany where everyone has to register, this would essentially just change cohabitating couples’ status from roommates to domestic.
It’s very different. Here, the government can deny this if it believes that one of the partners are being “coerced”. Now this is where context matters. There is a conspiracy theory in the Indian far right called “Love Jihad”, where Muslims are allegedly marrying Hindu women with the sole purpose of converting them to their religion to lower the number of Hindus in India. Interfaith marriages have even been banned in some northern states. This is to take that ban even further, where relationships involving partners of different faiths would be deemed “coercive”. Sooooo yeah…
That’s a much clearer problem, thanks.
Np :)