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communauté de vie

English translation: certificate of cohabitation

18:19 Nov 2, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
French term or phrase: communauté de vie
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Attestation de COMMUNAUTÉ DE VIE à signer en présence de l'administration (présence du conjoint/concubin obligatoire)
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Is it something like

A written proof of a JOINT LIFE signed in presence of competent authorities ( ...

?

Thanks
yusosov
Local time: 20:30
English translation:certificate of cohabitation
Explanation:
cohabitation means "living together as a couple", and is usually applied to non-married couples.
But that equally or even more applies to married couple - they are presumed to be cohabiting - living together.

This "Attestation de COMMUNAUTÉ DE VIE" has to be signed in the presence in front of an official and in the presence of the other half. I would call it a Certificate - one half of this couple is "certifying in writing" that they have been living together with the person that needs this Attestation.

Looks like it's a way of proving that a marriage/partnership is genuine, for whatever purpose it needs to be proved.
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Daryo
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Local time: 19:30
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4certificate of cohabitation
Daryo
3 +2living together as a couple
pooja_chic
3 -1communal life
Alison Sparks (X)
3 -1Common-law spouse/ Domestic partnership agreement
SafeTex
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Le devoir de communauté de vie
Daryo

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
communal life


Explanation:
More context would be useful.



Alison Sparks (X)
Local time: 20:30
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disagree  philgoddard: That would be vie de communauté.
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
living together as a couple


Explanation:
Marital relationship
http://www.ielanguages.com/pacs.html
http://www.expatforum.com/expats/france-expat-forum-expats-l...

pooja_chic
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agree  philgoddard
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  -> thanks philgoddard
agree  Hacia
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  -> thanks Hacia
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Common-law spouse/ Domestic partnership agreement


Explanation:
The first term in UK English and perhaps US but I just happened to come across the second one which is US English apparently

The French have the 'pacsé'

http://www.micimmo.com/juridique/pratique/successions/les-dr...

and the two English terms are probably as close as you can get. This answer might need some more research to chose the best term


    Reference: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Common-law+spo...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_partnership
SafeTex
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disagree  Daryo: this person could also be married => (présence du conjoint/concubin obligatoire)
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
certificate of cohabitation


Explanation:
cohabitation means "living together as a couple", and is usually applied to non-married couples.
But that equally or even more applies to married couple - they are presumed to be cohabiting - living together.

This "Attestation de COMMUNAUTÉ DE VIE" has to be signed in the presence in front of an official and in the presence of the other half. I would call it a Certificate - one half of this couple is "certifying in writing" that they have been living together with the person that needs this Attestation.

Looks like it's a way of proving that a marriage/partnership is genuine, for whatever purpose it needs to be proved.

Daryo
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agree  Yolanda Broad: The terms definitely exists. I'm not sure that it's all that widespread, though.
1 hr
  -> applies here, even if not so widespread; it become a bit more known with the first case of political "cohabitation" in France in 1986 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohabitation_(government)]. Thanks!
agree  Adrian MM. (X): http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/general_conversa...
1 day 8 hrs
  -> with all due respect for previous efforts, I tend to look for solutions as close as possible to the source. Thanks!
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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  -> Thanks!
agree  sofi21
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  -> Thanks!
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Reference comments


7 hrs
Reference: Le devoir de communauté de vie

Reference information:
"Christèle CLEMENT
Fiche de Niveau 4. Droit de la famille / Mariage / Effets personnels du mariage /
Avril 2007

Le devoir de communauté de vie

L'article 215 alinéa 1 du Code civil français fait peser sur les époux un devoir conjoint de communauté de vie. L'obligation est de l'essence même du mariage. Son exécution favorise par ailleurs l'accomplissement des autres devoirs conjugaux.
I. Objet
Le devoir de communauté de vie a un triple objet. Il impose aux époux une communauté de toit, de lit et d'affection. Tout d'abord, il implique la cohabitation matérielle des conjoints. Il veut ainsi que le couple marié dispose d'une résidence commune, librement choisie par accord de ses membres. Mais, conçu de manière souple, il n'interdit pas que les époux aient des domiciles distincts. Des raisons d'ordre professionnel peuvent notamment les y contraindre. Simplement le devoir de communauté de vie suppose-t-il alors pour être respecté que les époux se rencontrent à une fréquence suffisante et que leur choix d'habiter sous des toits différents ne procède pas d'une volonté de vivre séparément. La cohabitation des époux peut néanmoins cesser temporairement ou durablement sous l'effet de certaines décisions judiciaires. Ainsi prend-elle fin en cas de séparation de corps des conjoints ou lorsque le juge use de la faculté que lui accorde la loi française d'organiser la séparation de fait du couple après avoir rejeté sa demande en divorce ou en séparation de corps. Elle peut encore s'interrompre suite à l'autorisation de résidence séparée octroyée par le juge au titre des mesures provisoires dans le cadre d'une instance en divorce ou en séparation de corps.
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[http://www.france-jus.ru/upload/fiches_fr/Le devoir de commu...]

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Note added at 21 hrs (2012-11-03 15:52:49 GMT)
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forgot to underline:
... il implique la cohabitation matérielle des conjoints...


    Reference: http://www.france-jus.ru/upload/fiches_fr/Le%20devoir%20de%2...
Daryo
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