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s an single woman who is “going steady” with a married man likely to be regarded as his cohabitee or common-law wife ?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 27 June, 2022

Only if certain conditions established by the courts in leading cases exist. These include: living together, running a household together , intimate relations and some emotional element. A woman who meets a married man regularly but does not live with him and does not share a home with him is likely to be regarded as his mistress, but not his cohabitee or common-law wife, even if they have intimate relations and some emotional attachment.


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