Cohabitation
LGBT
Can a man who becomes a woman make an agreement with her male cohabitee regulating their mutual rights and obligations ?
Cohabitation •LGBTYes, in principle it is possible for a transgender and a male cohabitee to draw up a family life agreement and have it authorized at the family court under the Family Courts Act of 1995.
Can two homosexuals who live together make a legally binding agreement covering their rights and obligations towards each other ?
Cohabitation •LGBTYes. Two homosexuals can draft an agreement formalizing their rights and obligations to each other. Such a family life agreement can be authorized at the family court according to the Family Courts Act of 1995, and obtain the binding validity of a judgment.
A family life agreement between two Lesbians received court authorization in Israel back in 2001.
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