Category Archives: Common Law Marriage and Common Law Marriage ID Cards

Enough is Enough: Put Family First

The world is going crazy around us. You could make varying arguments for when it started going crazy, but that’s neither interesting, productive, or important – the fact remains that the world has taken a bunch of crazy pills and we get to see its reactions to these crazy pills. With governments falling left and […]

להמשך קריאה
Also posted in Alternative Parenthood, Common Law Marriage, Gay Partnership, Marriage and Civil Marriage, Marriage Ceremonies, Parents and Children | 1 Comment

I Do, Or I Don’t

I have found my life partner! WhooHoo, Yay for me! The question facing me now is whether or not to get married. I felt so proud when my best friend told me she was getting married. She explained to me that they knew they wanted to be together and wanted to take it to the […]

להמשך קריאה
Also posted in Civil Marriage, Common Law Marriage, Couple Agreements, Marriage and Civil Marriage, Marriage Ceremonies | Leave a comment

(in)validity

I had an exceedingly easy aliyah experience.  With the right blood and the right surnames, I became a citizen of Israel, with the same rights as any Israeli Jew, in less than a year.  Ironically, my husband’s paperwork was more of a headache than mine; a “katin hozer” (returning minor) and Israeli citizen by birth, […]

להמשך קריאה
Also posted in Articles and Op-eds, Civil Marriage, Common Law Marriage, Common Law Marriage ID Card, English, Marriage and Civil Marriage | Leave a comment

Some Families Don’t Count

Some families don’t count. New Family founder and executive director Irit Rosenblum said in response to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics that some families won’t be included in those statistics. She says, ‘Close to 200,000 families in Israel will not find themselves in the statistics gathered by the Central Bureau of Statistics […]

להמשך קריאה
Also posted in Alternative Parenthood, Civil Marriage, Common Law Marriage, Common Law Marriage ID Card, Couple Agreements, Data and Statistics, Gay Partnership, Marriage and Civil Marriage, Marriage Ceremonies, Parenthood, Surrogacy, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Common Law Marriage ID Card

What is Common Law Marriage? A common-law couple is defined as two adult partners of any gender, religion or nationality that live together and share financial responsibilities as a family unit without having conducted a marriage ceremony that is recognized by the state. A couple in a romantic relationship that does not live together or […]

להמשך קריאה
Also posted in Common Law Marriage, Common Law Marriage ID Card, Marriage and Civil Marriage | Leave a comment

Parents petition Population Registry Law ‘bastard clause’ / By RUTH EGLASH

Mother and common-law partner embroiled in legal battle over law which forbids woman to remarry for at least 90 days after being divorced. It was a happy occasion when Michal (not her real name) gave birth to her first child in June. However, just weeks later, when she arrived at the Interior Ministry to register […]

להמשך קריאה
Also posted in Alternative Parenthood, Civil Marriage, Common Law Marriage, Couple Agreements, English, Marriage and Civil Marriage, Parenthood, Parents and Children | Leave a comment

Exposing the ‘Partnership Covenant for Religionless’

Not only does this law not provide an alternative to marriage in the rabbinic establishment, it fortifies religious coercion and the Orthodox monopoly over family life. If you support the “Partnership Covenant” because you believe it is liberal or enlightened, think again. Read the final version of the law confirmed last week and ponder the […]

להמשך קריאה
Also posted in Alternative Parenthood, Articles and Op-eds, Civil Marriage, Common Law Marriage, Common Law Marriage ID Card, Couple Agreements, English, Media | Leave a comment