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Living in a couple with different nationalities, including same-sex couples
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Same-sex cohabitants are defined by the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 as people who are living together in a committed intimate relationship but are not married to each other or in a registered civil partnership.
You will need to attend an interview with the registrar if you are an EU national marrying a non-EU national or if you or your spouse is a foreign national.
Couples living in a civil or registered partnership are awarded almost the same rights as married couples in Ireland according to the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010.
Learn more about living in a civil or registered partnership:
If you are seeking a divorce from your spouse you can enter into a separation agreement or apply for a judicial separation. If your family home is only registered in one spouse's name that person may be entitled to full ownership of the property.
If your home was bought and registered in both your name and your spouses name, you are considered joint owners of the property under Irish law.
Cohabiting couples do not have the same legal rights as people living in civil partnerships or married couples under Irish law. Should a cohabiting couple split up, the family home is considered to be owned by the person whose name is on the title deeds and who originally bought the house.