If are living with your same-sex or opposite-sex spouse in a civil union, you have the same rights and obligations, by law, as a married couple. You benefit from :
Protection for the family residence and family patrimony;
a civil union regime based on the rules for civil union regimes. Like married couples, the default civil union regime is partnership of acquests if you have not opted for another regime;
the right to inherit your spouse’s property without a will;
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