Does There Exist a Legal Category Less Than Marriage?

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Lucas61 said:
I have been with my "wife" (dominicana) for almost 14 years. She is 63 and I am 72. She is "salt of the earth" and we plan on staying together for life. Further, as we are both growing older and developing age-related challenges, we need each other more and more.

I cannot marry legally because I would lose 50% of my income due to this change of SSA status. And I'm not going to lie. I'm going to die, but I'm not going to lie! LOL!

When I leave the DR1 and fill out the paperwork, I notice the category "concubinage."

Is there any Dominican legal status that we could establish to recognize our relationship formally that would not affect my status with respect to U.S. law in general and SSA requirements in particular?

I want to find some way to honor our relationship. Sure, we refer to each other as wife and husband as is part of the culture here and even more so in Haiti but I want to find some way to take our relationship to the next level with respect to recognition.
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I have been married for 9 years here and never lost any of my income... what I have been thinking about at my age .... how many good wifes do I have left in me... I fair and honest question for some of you out there
 
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windeguy said:
You could create a will that does what I think you are asking about. Common Law marriage does not exist in the DR, so you are "safe" there in you situation from being legally married and losing US benefits.

Concubinage has some legal ramifications, but I don't think the ones you are asking about apply , so doing a will might be the best you can do. The only way to be "legal" is to be married.
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Oh, well. Yeah, I agree about the will. One thing, though. She knows NOTHING about it. All of that is worked out behind the scenes. This is a dangerous country. My wife tells a friend who tells a friend who tells a friend . . . well, you can guess the rest.
 
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jd426 said:
If you LIVE with a Dominican Woman in the DR, you are considered Married to her in Dominican Culture .
There is not time frame , like years or anything.
was this a Trick question ?
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No, I accept that here and in Haiti--but moreso in Haiti than here--anyone you stay with, you are married. So I just go along with the cultural expectation. I have no problem with it.
 
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CristoRey said:
I was told back in 2014, after two years of living together it's considered "common law" marriage.
No idea how accurate that information was.
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There is no such thing as Common Law Marriage in the DR ...
I have never heard it said, or ever read anything like that .
but hey , maybe its new .


And What I meant was the Woman will CONSIDER you her Husband , when you move in together.. does not matter if you are Legally married or not .
In Court it will probably not hold up.. but to her you are the Esposo,
This is probably so her family does not have to think they are just sleeping together , maybe religious reasons behind it .
Its their Culture
Im surprised there is so much confusion about this though

it was also discussed on this Forum years ago..
I dont think anything has changed since 2014

 
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