Extrajudicial proceedings in establishing the existence of a civil partnership

A civil partnership is an extended cohabitation between a man and a woman which does not involve any marital impediments. The Serbian legal system equates a civil partnership with marriage (at least formally). However, in contrast to marriage, whose existence can easily be proven with a marriage cer...

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Main Author: Sekulić Miloš
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bar Association of Vojvodina, Novi Sad 2024-01-01
Series:Glasnik Advokatske komore Vojvodine
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0017-0933/2024/0017-09332402341S.pdf
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Summary:A civil partnership is an extended cohabitation between a man and a woman which does not involve any marital impediments. The Serbian legal system equates a civil partnership with marriage (at least formally). However, in contrast to marriage, whose existence can easily be proven with a marriage certificate, the existence of a civil partnership is a factual question, which depends on the circumstances of the case in question. The existence of such a partnership can be established only in a court of law, while extrajudicial proceedings for establishing the existence of a civil partnership have become very frequent after civil partners obtained the right to claim a family pension. In this paper, the author will present an overview of the characteristics of such a procedure and point out the kinds of evidence that are suitable for establishing the existence of a civil partnership. Finally, the author will argue for legal regulation of the extrajudicial procedure for establishing the existence of a civil partnership and propose some characteristics of the elements of such regulations in the Law on Extrajudicial Proceedings.
ISSN:0017-0933
2683-5967