Editing Common-law marriage (section)

=== Kuwait ===
Common-law marriage or partnerships have some limited recognition in [[Kuwait]] in the cases of expatriate familial disputes such as [[Alimony|maintenance]] payments and [[child support]] dues. Family courts use the law of the male partner or husband's country of nationality to deal with family matters and hence if the male partner comes from a country where partnerships or other similar unions are recognised, then a Kuwaiti court can also consider it. However, intercourse outside of marriage is illegal in Kuwait so such recognition can only practically apply in exceptional cases like illegitimate children born abroad and the parents having since separated abroad but relocated to Kuwait. No recognition is extended to couples where one or both parties are Kuwaiti or to [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] couples.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Expat divorce in Kuwait|url=https://expatriatelaw.com/where-to-divorce/divorce-where-you-live/expat-divorce-in-kuwait/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Expatriate Law|language=en-GB}}</ref>