Is it illegal to live together unmarried?

In a contemporary society that fully respects the freedom of the individual to love, as long as both men and women are in love and do not have a spouse, the law will not interfere with their cohabitation, so it is not illegal to live together without marriage. -38 However, if one or both of the parties already have a spouse, it is illegal for both parties to cohabit together, and in serious cases, it will constitute the crime of bigamy and will be punished by law.

It is not illegal to live together unmarried, as long as it is normal for both parties to be married.

The law protects the marital status that leads to a de facto marriage, and unmarried cohabitation is not illegal at this time. For those who have not formed a de facto marriage, the act of unmarried cohabitation is not legal, but it is not illegal. Unmarried cohabitants (without a spouse) are free to decide whether or not to choose to live together.

Whether it is illegal for a man and a woman to cohabit together without marriage should be analyzed according to the following two specific circumstances. (1) A de facto marriage as a form of marriage is a form of existence of a marital relationship, which refers to a marriage formed by a man and a woman who have not registered their marriage in accordance with the law, that is, by living together as husband and wife. In such cases, unmarried cohabitation is not illegal and is protected by law.

Before the promulgation and implementation of the Ministry of Civil Affairs' "Regulations on the Administration of Marriage Registration" on February 1, the man and woman who have met the substantive requirements for marriage shall be treated as a de facto marriage After the promulgation and implementation of the "Regulations on the Administration of Marriage Registration" of the Ministry of Civil Affairs on February 1, the man and woman who meet the substantive requirements for marriage and have not completed the marriage registration shall be re-registered. (2) Where a de facto marriage has not been formed, the act of unmarried cohabitation is not lawful, but it is not illegal.

In other words, unmarried cohabitants (without spouse) are free to decide whether or not to choose to live together. There is no one who can prevent consensual unmarried cohabitation, but unmarried cohabitation at this time is not protected by the law, and once a dispute arises, the law will not protect the interests of unmarried cohabitants in the same way as it protects normally married couples.

Cohabitation will also be illegal, do you believe it, please listen to the interpretation of family lawyer Miao Lili for details.

It is not illegal to live together unmarried. Unmarried cohabitation is the freedom of the parties and is neither illegal nor criminal. However, if one of the parties to the cohabitation has a spouse, then the unmarried cohabitation is likely to be suspected of bigamy, because if one party has a spouse and then cohabits with another person in the name of husband and wife, it is the crime of bigamy.

[Legal basis].

Article 258 of the Criminal Law: Whoever has a spouse and marries another person, or clearly knows that another person has a spouse and marries him, is sentenced to up to two years imprisonment or short-term detention. Article 1091 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China provides that in any of the following circumstances, the innocent party has the right to claim damages under any of the following circumstances: (1) bigamy; (2) cohabitation with another person; (3) Committing domestic violence; (4) Ill-treatment or abandonment of family members; (5) There are other major faults.