Legal Question in Family Law in California

Definition of Spouse

What is the legal definition of "spouse" or "spousal equivalent"?


Asked on 11/17/99, 4:39 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Ken Koury Kenneth P. Koury, Esq.

Re: Definition of Spouse

A spouse is a person you are married to. "spousal equivalent" sounds like a word someone made up. It has no meaning that I am aware of in a legal sense.

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Answered on 11/18/99, 5:11 pm
Michael Gray Barber & Gray, LLP

Re: Definition of Spouse

A spouse is a married person. A "spousal equivalent" is a person who is not married but living in a spouse-like relationship with another person. Usually this refers to a gay couple but could also refer to people just "shacking up" or even a person "married" to someone who is not yet divorced from someone else.

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Answered on 11/18/99, 5:30 pm


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