The law treats a union between partners who are free to marry differently from one where a partner cannot marry the other. Choose honestly, because it changes who owns what. This generator cannot be used when either partner is married to someone else.
This records the partners' money, property, and expense arrangements. It does not change marital status, legitimacy of children, support, parental authority, succession rights, or anything the law fixes automatically
Which describes the partners? A Both partners are free to marry each other and live together as spouses without a marriage Family Code, Art. 147: wages and salaries are owned in equal shares, and property acquired by work or industry is co-owned. ✓ B One or both partners cannot marry the other for a reason other than an existing marriage, for example a relationship that bars marriage Family Code, Art. 148: only property from actual joint contribution is co-owned, in proportion to contributions. ✓ C Same-sex partners, or another arrangement outside Art. 147 General co-ownership rules of the Civil Code apply, in proportion to contributions. Whether Art. 148 also applies to same-sex partners has not been settled by the courts. ✓
