Comparative research · not live packs
Sweden’s samboavtal sits on a statute that equally divides a narrow class of cohabitation property. Many countries have widespread unmarried cohabitation without that machine. This page is a map for later research. It is not a 51-state matrix and it does not authorize analysis for unlabeled countries.
Live evidence pack
Default. Statutory equal split of a narrow class: joint dwelling and household goods acquired for joint use.
Typical contract. Samboavtal (easy form, no register) plus äktenskapsförord (Skatteverket registration) for spouses.
Why it is on this map. Baseline for this product’s first non-U.S. jurisdiction.
Not catalogued for analysis
Default. Household dissolution statute: keep own property, unwind co-ownership, possible compensation — not a Swedish 50/50 of the home.
Typical contract. Private cohabitation agreements exist; the 2011 Act is a different machine from Sambolagen.
Why it is on this map. Closest Nordic statute, still not a copy. Candidate for a later source pack.
Not catalogued for analysis
Default. No Swedish-style statutory equal split of cohabitation property; courts often use property-law and restitution ideas.
Typical contract. Samlivskontrakt and sameje over the home are common private tools.
Why it is on this map. Contracts are socially common; the default statute is weaker than Sweden’s.
Not catalogued for analysis
Default. After a qualifying de facto period (often three years), relationship-property rules can treat the home much like a marriage home — including pre-owned homes in many cases.
Typical contract. Formal contracting-out under the Property (Relationships) Act, with independent legal advice required.
Why it is on this map. High practical demand and stricter formality than a Swedish samboavtal.
Not catalogued for analysis
Default. Federal de facto property jurisdiction under the Family Law Act once the relationship qualifies.
Typical contract. Binding Financial Agreements, including independent-advice certificates.
Why it is on this map. High demand; formality looks more like U.S. prenup practice than Sambolagen.
Not catalogued for analysis
Default. No automatic cohabitant property regime. ‘Common-law marriage’ is a myth for property division.
Typical contract. Private cohabitation contracts; ordinary property and trust claims if they arise.
Why it is on this map. Socially common; the statutory default is the opposite of Sweden’s narrow equal split.
Not catalogued for analysis
Default. Limited statutory cohabitation financial claims, distinct from England and Wales.
Typical contract. Private agreements plus the 2006 Act’s limited claims.
Why it is on this map. A middle path: some statute, not Swedish equal division of the home.
Not catalogued for analysis
Default. PACS for registered partners; spouses choose or default into a matrimonial property regime.
Typical contract. Contrat de PACS and contrat de mariage — civil-law regime choice, not a U.S. prenup statute.
Why it is on this map. Useful contrast: classification of a whole regime versus clause-by-clause American waivers.
Not catalogued for analysis
Default. Provincial. Some provinces treat unmarried couples closer to spouses for property; others do not.
Typical contract. Cohabitation agreements and marriage contracts under provincial family statutes.
Why it is on this map. Do not generalize from British Columbia to Ontario or Québec.
Live evidence pack
Default. Generally no sambo-style statutory split. A few states still recognize common-law marriage.
Typical contract. Premarital and postmarital agreements; occasional cohabitation contracts under ordinary contract law.
Why it is on this map. This site’s original 50-state product. Not mixed into the Sweden evidence graph.