Estudio comparado y socio-jurídico de la unión de hecho desde el caso ecuatoriano con los países de América Latina y/o la Unión Europea

Abstract

The human coexistence has brought with it new forms of parental union, in both Latin American and European legislation the figure of fact union is contemplated, both in the Ecuadorian Civil Code and in the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador; this union is contemplated when more than two years of coexistence have elapsed, provided that the cohabitants are free from matrimonial bond, with the same legal effects as marriage, rights and obligations are generated for the couple and the necessary protection is given to the children fruit of this union. Up to now, many advances have been made, so a comparative study is made with different legislations in order to determine and demonstrate how they are conceived.