The tribunal redefined a de facto spouse as a "person who is not married to the Member, but is in a marriage-like relationship with the Member."

Chang maintained a long-term marriage-like relationship with a paramour while remaining legally married to his first wife, Hsu Jui-ying.

A more individual example of a marriage-like relationship between men was that formed by the scholar-bureaucrat Bi Yuan 畢沅 (1730-1797) and the Suzhou actor Li Guiguan.

Nevertheless he lived with Ilse Schmidtchen in a 'marriage-like relationship.'

Travel in search of marriage-like relationships has clearly dried up - only 2 percent of California's registered domestic partners come from other states.

In Nova Scotia, a couple must cohabit for two years in a marriage-like relationship, and may not have been married to another person during this time.

These are both committed, long-term, primary relationships which include three or more adults in a marriage-like relationship.

It does not necessarily imply a marriage-like (or sexual) relationship exists, but the contract can include agreements about any children within the cohabitation arrangement.