Cohabitation law reform and its impact on marriage: evidence from Australia and Europe

摘要: Does the extension of marriage-equivalent rights and responsibilities to cohabiting couples undermine institution marriage? This debate has been in public arena several jurisdictions recently. When people decide whether marry or cohabit are they simply reacting legal incentives? Or is any decline marriage no more than a continuation general underlying social trend? Using data gathered from Australia European countries on introduction cohabitation legislation rates, comparing it with similar research UK, relationship between legislative reform behaviour this area examined by Kathleen Kiernan Anne Barlow.