unmarried

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A commission that drafts model laws for states to consider recently proposed allowing unmarried couples to enter into agreements about how to divide property and to bring claims against each other if they split.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

While state laws govern how marriages are unwound, resolutions for unmarried couples often hinge on a court’s interpretation of case law, with varying outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, the proportion of families made up of a married couple with or without children has fallen as other family types, including unmarried couples, civil partners and single parents become more common.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Marvin, which ruled that unmarried partners could sue each other to enforce alleged promises or agreements made during their nonmarital relationship.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

He was unmarried, and was survived by his widowed mother and a brother.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman