Common-law marriage , also known as sui iuris marriage , informal marriage , marriage by habit and repute, or marriage in fact, is a legal framework in a limited number of jurisdictions where a couple is legally considered married , without that couple having formally registered their relation as a civil or religious marriage. Marriage is traditionally understood and interpreted by courts as a union between a woman and a man. Therefore, de facto relationships, including same-sex couple relationships are not legally recognised. Senator Anton Belyakov has drafted legislation that would equate long-term cohabitation to common - law marriage. At the same time a law was passed which made divorce a matter of a few minutes, to be obtained at the request of either partner in a marriage. Chaos was the result. Men took to changing wives with. When talking to their in-laws the young spouses may simply call them мама (mom) or папа (dad). The bill, which he’s expected to introduce so...