Emerging Rights of Marriage and De facto Union: Comparative Legal Analysis.

Abstract

The rights and obligations of marriage and de facto union arise at the will of the contracting parties or partners. The legal regulations between the rights of both aspects and their impact on the principles of equality, freedom, and other rights of the members of the Ecuadorian family were compared. The design was mixed quali-quantitative, the scope descriptive and explanatory, and with the interview and the survey the legal procedures to execute and protect the marital and patrimonial rights of the partners or spouses were clarified when the relationship was terminated. It was established that the de facto union is the most common way of forming homes and families, avoiding marital responsibilities and legal and economic obligations.