Estudio comparado y socio-jurídico de la unión de hecho desde el caso ecuatoriano con el colombiano

Abstract

The present research aims to carry out a comparative and socio-legal study of the de facto union since the Ecuadorian case with Colombia. In Ecuador, this union is contemplated when more than two years of cohabitation have elapsed, provided that the cohabitants are free of the marital bond, protection is given to the children resulting from this union, the law is clear to have these rights is necessary to go to a notary to legalize this union. In Colombia, Decree 959 of 1980, in article 1211, states that men and women maintain a life in common, forming a capital, which belongs to them in equal parts. Qualitative and quantitative research was used, analytical, synthetic, inductive, deductive and descriptive methods were used, bibliographic and field research techniques were used, and surveys were applied to 20 professional legal informants, whose questions were provided by the UTPL Titling Unit. The results show that there is much similarity between the de facto union in Ecuador and Colombia