{"id":6999,"date":"2025-11-10T09:48:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/?p=6999"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:10:05","slug":"stable-couples-in-catalonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/parejas-estables-en-cataluna\/","title":{"rendered":"Stable couples in Catalonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6999\" class=\"elementor elementor-6999\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5520fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5520fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49bbb58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49bbb58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction: a legal framework for new family realities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1766783 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1766783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba91e67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba91e67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In contemporary society, the constitutional principle of the free development of personality, enshrined in Article 10.1 of the Spanish Constitution, protects the diversity of joint life projects. Alongside the institution of marriage, the figure of the stable couple has emerged in Catalonia as a highly relevant alternative, being the Autonomous Community with the highest incidence of this type of cohabitation, to the point of concentrating approximately 80% of registered unions in Spain.<\/p><p>From a notarial perspective, we observe daily the importance of citizens having clear and accurate information to make informed decisions. These lines aim to clarify the fundamental aspects of the constitution of stable couples through a public deed and reflect on the pressing need for a reform of the current regulation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158815e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"158815e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e55a622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e55a622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stable couples in Catalonia: the three ways of constituting the union<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dddda36 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dddda36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244a195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"244a195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Article 234-1 of Book II of the Catalan Civil Code, relating to the person and the family, establishes that two people who live together in a life community analogous to marriage are considered a stable couple if they meet one of the following requirements:<\/p><ul><li>An uninterrupted cohabitation of more than two years.<\/li><li>The existence of a child in common during the cohabitation.<\/li><li>The formalisation of the relationship in a public deed granted before a Notary.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>It is crucial to emphasise that these three ways are alternative, not cumulative. At this point lies the essential nature of notarial intervention: the public deed does not operate as a mere confirmation of a pre-existing factual situation, but currently, according to Catalan law, has an eminently constitutive character, giving legal existence to the couple from the moment it is granted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e24c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8e24c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a33d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56a33d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The shadow of unconstitutionality: following Navarra\u2019s steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d0cb2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a4d0cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024b2e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"024b2e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Currently, the first two routes (cohabitation and having children in common) are under the scrutiny of the Constitutional Court. The Provincial Court of Barcelona has raised a question of unconstitutionality that could invalidate the articles regulating them.<\/p><p>What is the reason? The current Catalan regulation establishes a civil, family and succession regime for the members of the couple that is almost completely equivalent to marriage, without necessarily having given their express consent.\nA legal status of enormous consequences is imposed merely by living together or having a child, which could violate the principle of autonomy of will and the free development of personality.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">This scenario is not new. In the Chartered Community of Navarra, the Constitutional Court already annulled a similar regulation, arguing that a legal status equivalent to marriage cannot be attributed without a clear and express manifestation of the parties' will. If the Constitutional Court follows the same criterion,\u00a0<strong>only couples who have formalised their relationship through a public deed will be able to continue enjoying the patrimonial, succession and family rights<\/strong>\u00a0granted by law, making the public deed the only means of confirming the existence of the couple. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e35e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02e35e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b6fdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6b6fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The public deed and the role of the Notary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feafd61 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"feafd61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0327b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0327b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When two people voluntarily attend a Notary\u2019s office to formalise their union as a couple, they are exercising their autonomy and freedom to define their relationship. The public deed is the instrument that materialises their decision immediately and with full legal effects from the moment it is granted.<\/p><p>The notarial function, governed by the principle of rogation, obliges us to provide the public service when we are required to do so. Our task consists of guaranteeing the legality and security of the act, which implies:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e00943 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9e00943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-handshake\" viewbox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M434.7 64h-85.9c-8 0-15.7 3-21.6 8.4l-98.3 90c-.1.1-.2.3-.3.4-16.6 15.6-16.3 40.5-2.1 56 12.7 13.9 39.4 17.6 56.1 2.7.1-.1.3-.1.4-.2l79.9-73.2c6.5-5.9 16.7-5.5 22.6 1 6 6.5 5.5 16.6-1 22.6l-26.1 23.9L504 313.8c2.9 2.4 5.5 5 7.9 7.7V128l-54.6-54.6c-5.9-6-14.1-9.4-22.6-9.4zM544 128.2v223.9c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32h64V128.2h-96zm48 223.9c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16 16 7.2 16 16-7.2 16-16 16zM0 384h64c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32V128.2H0V384zm48-63.9c8.8 0 16 7.2 16 16s-7.2 16-16 16-16-7.2-16-16c0-8.9 7.2-16 16-16zm435.9 18.6L334.6 217.5l-30 27.5c-29.7 27.1-75.2 24.5-101.7-4.4-26.9-29.4-24.8-74.9 4.4-101.7L289.1 64h-83.8c-8.5 0-16.6 3.4-22.6 9.4L128 128v223.9h18.3l90.5 81.9c27.4 22.3 67.7 18.1 90-9.3l.2-.2 17.9 15.5c15.9 13 39.4 10.5 52.3-5.4l31.4-38.6 5.4 4.4c13.7 11.1 33.9 9.1 45-4.7l9.5-11.7c11.2-13.8 9.1-33.9-4.6-45.1z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Identifying the parties.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-handshake\" viewbox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M434.7 64h-85.9c-8 0-15.7 3-21.6 8.4l-98.3 90c-.1.1-.2.3-.3.4-16.6 15.6-16.3 40.5-2.1 56 12.7 13.9 39.4 17.6 56.1 2.7.1-.1.3-.1.4-.2l79.9-73.2c6.5-5.9 16.7-5.5 22.6 1 6 6.5 5.5 16.6-1 22.6l-26.1 23.9L504 313.8c2.9 2.4 5.5 5 7.9 7.7V128l-54.6-54.6c-5.9-6-14.1-9.4-22.6-9.4zM544 128.2v223.9c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32h64V128.2h-96zm48 223.9c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16 16 7.2 16 16-7.2 16-16 16zM0 384h64c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32V128.2H0V384zm48-63.9c8.8 0 16 7.2 16 16s-7.2 16-16 16-16-7.2-16-16c0-8.9 7.2-16 16-16zm435.9 18.6L334.6 217.5l-30 27.5c-29.7 27.1-75.2 24.5-101.7-4.4-26.9-29.4-24.8-74.9 4.4-101.7L289.1 64h-83.8c-8.5 0-16.6 3.4-22.6 9.4L128 128v223.9h18.3l90.5 81.9c27.4 22.3 67.7 18.1 90-9.3l.2-.2 17.9 15.5c15.9 13 39.4 10.5 52.3-5.4l31.4-38.6 5.4 4.4c13.7 11.1 33.9 9.1 45-4.7l9.5-11.7c11.2-13.8 9.1-33.9-4.6-45.1z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Assessing their legal capacity.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-handshake\" viewbox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M434.7 64h-85.9c-8 0-15.7 3-21.6 8.4l-98.3 90c-.1.1-.2.3-.3.4-16.6 15.6-16.3 40.5-2.1 56 12.7 13.9 39.4 17.6 56.1 2.7.1-.1.3-.1.4-.2l79.9-73.2c6.5-5.9 16.7-5.5 22.6 1 6 6.5 5.5 16.6-1 22.6l-26.1 23.9L504 313.8c2.9 2.4 5.5 5 7.9 7.7V128l-54.6-54.6c-5.9-6-14.1-9.4-22.6-9.4zM544 128.2v223.9c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32h64V128.2h-96zm48 223.9c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16 16 7.2 16 16-7.2 16-16 16zM0 384h64c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32V128.2H0V384zm48-63.9c8.8 0 16 7.2 16 16s-7.2 16-16 16-16-7.2-16-16c0-8.9 7.2-16 16-16zm435.9 18.6L334.6 217.5l-30 27.5c-29.7 27.1-75.2 24.5-101.7-4.4-26.9-29.4-24.8-74.9 4.4-101.7L289.1 64h-83.8c-8.5 0-16.6 3.4-22.6 9.4L128 128v223.9h18.3l90.5 81.9c27.4 22.3 67.7 18.1 90-9.3l.2-.2 17.9 15.5c15.9 13 39.4 10.5 52.3-5.4l31.4-38.6 5.4 4.4c13.7 11.1 33.9 9.1 45-4.7l9.5-11.7c11.2-13.8 9.1-33.9-4.6-45.1z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ensuring that their consent is freely given.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-handshake\" viewbox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M434.7 64h-85.9c-8 0-15.7 3-21.6 8.4l-98.3 90c-.1.1-.2.3-.3.4-16.6 15.6-16.3 40.5-2.1 56 12.7 13.9 39.4 17.6 56.1 2.7.1-.1.3-.1.4-.2l79.9-73.2c6.5-5.9 16.7-5.5 22.6 1 6 6.5 5.5 16.6-1 22.6l-26.1 23.9L504 313.8c2.9 2.4 5.5 5 7.9 7.7V128l-54.6-54.6c-5.9-6-14.1-9.4-22.6-9.4zM544 128.2v223.9c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32h64V128.2h-96zm48 223.9c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16 16 7.2 16 16-7.2 16-16 16zM0 384h64c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32V128.2H0V384zm48-63.9c8.8 0 16 7.2 16 16s-7.2 16-16 16-16-7.2-16-16c0-8.9 7.2-16 16-16zm435.9 18.6L334.6 217.5l-30 27.5c-29.7 27.1-75.2 24.5-101.7-4.4-26.9-29.4-24.8-74.9 4.4-101.7L289.1 64h-83.8c-8.5 0-16.6 3.4-22.6 9.4L128 128v223.9h18.3l90.5 81.9c27.4 22.3 67.7 18.1 90-9.3l.2-.2 17.9 15.5c15.9 13 39.4 10.5 52.3-5.4l31.4-38.6 5.4 4.4c13.7 11.1 33.9 9.1 45-4.7l9.5-11.7c11.2-13.8 9.1-33.9-4.6-45.1z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Adapting their will to current legality, informing them of the effects of the act or transaction executed.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae51dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae51dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is necessary to clarify a frequently misunderstood point: <strong>the law does not impose the requirement of prior cohabitation for granting the deed of constitution of a stable couple<\/strong>. The law does not require evidence of a \u201ccourtship\u201d or a trial period. If two adults decide to start a joint life project, they may formalise it from the very first day.<\/p><p>Thus, the refusal of notarial intervention is an exceptional measure that must be solidly justified by a legal cause. In the context of stable couples, this cause could be the detection of fraudulent intent (for example, if the couple is being formed for the sole purpose of obtaining an administrative benefit without a real intention to live together) or the breach of mandatory legal rules.\nHowever, Notaries generally do not have many means of control, except in cases where very evident indications arise, which highlights a significant weakness in the Catalan legal system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f511ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f511ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c848a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c848a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The phenomenon of convenience couples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05073c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c05073c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f18d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f18d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The lack of a homogeneous national regulation and the peculiarities of Catalan law have created a legal framework that generates great insecurity and has also given rise to the phenomenon of <strong>\u201cconvenience couples\u201d: <\/strong>individuals who rely on Catalonia\u2019s lenient regulations solely to obtain administrative benefits (such as residence permits), without a genuine joint life project.<\/p><p>The instrumentalisation of the stable couple does not only constitute a fraud of law in itself but can also result in serious consequences for all participants in the simulation. Those who participate in organisations that artificially create links between Spanish citizens (or EU nationals) and non-EU foreigners, solely for the foreigner to obtain a residence permit, may incur the crime of facilitating illegal immigration as defined in Article 318 bis of the Criminal Code.\nFurthermore, for the foreign national, a conviction for this type of offence may lead to expulsion from Spanish territory in accordance with the Immigration Law.<\/p><p>For this reason, legislative improvements are urgently needed to balance the protection of cohabitants with legal certainty and fraud prevention. One solution, already adopted by other regional regulations, would be to require a minimum accredited period of cohabitation or the provision of witness statements as additional evidence to prove the notoriety of the couple \u2013 that is, that the relationship exists externally and publicly \u2013 thus guaranteeing the existence of genuine <em>affectio maritalis<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efbc39 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9efbc39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c43bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34c43bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: the public deed and the need for clearer and safer regulation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965d327 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"965d327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f25d88a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f25d88a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Given the legal uncertainty created by the possible declaration of unconstitutionality of part of the Catalan regulation, the formalisation of the stable couple through a <strong>public deed before a Notary<\/strong> becomes the only mechanism that offers full guarantees and constitutive effects.<\/p><p>However, this solution should not overshadow the need for comprehensive legislative reform, preferably at a national level, that harmonises the regulation of an increasingly common social reality. It is imperative to design a legal framework that protects autonomy of will, provides legal certainty to third parties and effectively prevents fraudulent use of the institution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43965a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43965a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b68dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7b68dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"6250\" data-end=\"6478\"><strong>If you would like more information or to schedule an appointment without obligation, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/contact-notaria-via-augusta-4\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02a4a1 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e02a4a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78cde23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78cde23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7001\" src=\"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Parejas-estables-en-Cataluna-Notaria-Via-Augusta-4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Stable couples in Catalonia Notary V\u00eda Augusta 4\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Parejas-estables-en-Cataluna-Notaria-Via-Augusta-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Parejas-estables-en-Cataluna-Notaria-Via-Augusta-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Parejas-estables-en-Cataluna-Notaria-Via-Augusta-4-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Parejas-estables-en-Cataluna-Notaria-Via-Augusta-4.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 38px) 100vw, 38px\" \/><\/p><p data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"501\"><strong data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"501\">Essential aspects of stable couples in Catalonia<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"844\">The <strong data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"539\">Stable couples in Catalonia<\/strong> They have become a key legal figure within Catalan Civil Law. Their specific regulation and the social importance of this form of cohabitation make it necessary to clearly understand how they are constituted, what effects they produce, and what notarial and legal implications they entail.<\/p><p data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"901\"><strong data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"901\">Current legal requirements and legal effects<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"1344\">Within the current regulatory framework, the <strong data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"975\">Stable couples in Catalonia<\/strong> they can be formalised through various channels, although a public deed before a Notary is consolidated as the mechanism with the greatest legal certainty. Catalan legislation grants these unions patrimonial, succession, and family effects which, in some cases, are equivalent to those of marriage, a fact that has spurred intense debate regarding the constitutionality of some precepts.<\/p><p data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1423\"><strong data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1423\">The importance of public writing in shaping a couple<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1803\">In the current legal environment, formalisation by public deed is the option that best guarantees the express wishes of cohabiting couples. Therefore, when discussing <strong data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1629\">Stable couples in Catalonia<\/strong>, the notarial intervention acquires an essential role, as it verifies identity, capacity and consent, and ensures that the agreement is appropriate to current legislation.<\/p><hr data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1808\" \/><p data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1884\"><strong data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1884\">Current challenges in the regulation of stable partnerships in Catalonia<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"2248\">The possible declaration of unconstitutionality of some articles of the Civil Code of Catalonia generates uncertainty and places the <strong data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2039\">Stable couples in Catalonia<\/strong> at a key moment of legal redefinition. Cohabitation without formal consent or having a child as automatic criteria for applying a quasi-matrimonial regime has been particularly questioned.<\/p><p data-start=\"2250\" data-end=\"2319\"><strong data-start=\"2254\" data-end=\"2319\">The need for greater legal certainty and fraud prevention<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2676\">One of the most sensitive issues is preventing the misuse of the figure, particularly in cases of <strong data-start=\"2414\" data-end=\"2441\">marriages of convenience<\/strong>, which have arisen to take advantage of Catalan regulations in immigration processes. This phenomenon reinforces the need for clearer criteria, verification mechanisms and a uniform framework for all <strong data-start=\"2643\" data-end=\"2675\">Stable couples in Catalonia<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"2678\" data-end=\"2762\"><strong data-start=\"2683\" data-end=\"2762\">Towards homogeneous regulation that respects the autonomy of the will<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"2764\" data-end=\"2999\">The most coherent solution involves strengthening the role of public writing and harmonising regulation, ensuring that <strong data-start=\"2886\" data-end=\"2918\">Stable couples in Catalonia<\/strong> They shall always respond to a clear, free, and expressly manifested will.<\/p><p>Can <a href=\"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/contact-notaria-via-augusta-4\/\">Contact<\/a> with our team and we will guide you through the entire process:<\/p><p data-start=\"1971\" data-end=\"2158\">\ud83d\udc49 <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/notar%C3%ADa-v%C3%ADa-augusta-4-mario-romeo-garc%C3%ADa-y-javier-monedero-alcover\/?viewAsMember=true\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2234\" data-end=\"2379\">LinkedIn<\/a><br data-start=\"2379\" data-end=\"2382\" \/>\ud83d\udc49 <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/notariaviaaugusta4\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2385\" data-end=\"2442\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An analysis of the current situation of Catalan regulation from a notarial perspective.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6999"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7061,"href":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6999\/revisions\/7061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notariaviaaugusta4.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}