Comments on: Residency Possible via Common Law Relationship http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2009/01/14/residency-possible-via-common-law-relationship/ The Blog for Travelers, Retirees, Expats and anyone who needs to know the REAL Costa Rica. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:50:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: al http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2009/01/14/residency-possible-via-common-law-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-16416 al Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:37:32 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=343#comment-16416 May I say that this sounds very male oriented....I guess it is the same for a woman residing with a tico man? thanks for addressing both sexes here on your blogs. May I say that this sounds very male oriented….I guess it is the same for a woman residing with a tico man? thanks for addressing both sexes here on your blogs.

]]> By: miguel http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2009/01/14/residency-possible-via-common-law-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-15625 miguel Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:04:54 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=343#comment-15625 Muy interesante...claro que si...they certainly have taken that to far! Muy interesante…claro que si…they certainly have taken that to far!

]]> By: Tim http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2009/01/14/residency-possible-via-common-law-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-15536 Tim Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:52:18 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=343#comment-15536 Well basically, there are new laws here that "protect" women, but just like the USA, they went waaaay too far. There are a number of cases where men were actually REMOVED from the own homes... unable to access even their clothing. In the cases (2) that I know of, it was <em>extremely</em> unlikely there was physical or mental abuse. The couples just had a fight... one about her kids, and she went to the police and they guys were ejected, not to return. In one case, the guy lost his home, though he was appealing last I heard. Moral? Be careful real with live-ins. Make sure she sleeps in her own home nearly every night until you are 110% sure that she is the one. Well basically, there are new laws here that “protect” women, but just like the USA, they went waaaay too far.

There are a number of cases where men were actually REMOVED from the own homes… unable to access even their clothing. In the cases (2) that I know of, it was extremely unlikely there was physical or mental abuse. The couples just had a fight… one about her kids, and she went to the police and they guys were ejected, not to return. In one case, the guy lost his home, though he was appealing last I heard.

Moral? Be careful real with live-ins. Make sure she sleeps in her own home nearly every night until you are 110% sure that she is the one.

]]> By: miguel http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2009/01/14/residency-possible-via-common-law-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-15534 miguel Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:06:19 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=343#comment-15534 Quoting you..."for a foreigner to live in a common law relationship with (especially) a Costa Rica woman is fraught with danger"...My curiosity has now got the best of me...thoroughly understanding that you are not an attorney, would it be possible to list some of the disadvantages...with out opening a can of worms? If not we'll understand. Quoting you…”for a foreigner to live in a common law relationship with (especially) a Costa Rica woman is fraught with danger”…My curiosity has now got the best of me…thoroughly understanding that you are not an attorney, would it be possible to list some of the disadvantages…with out opening a can of worms? If not we’ll understand.

]]> By: waynei http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2009/01/14/residency-possible-via-common-law-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-15530 waynei Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:44:03 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=343#comment-15530 I suspect the penchant for common law vs legal marriage is the Catholic church. In my church the mexicans use common law as the latin church is not obliging in giving annulments as churches in US or Canada. These mexicans are living here but they know what their church say in mexico. Most 1st marriages are catholic thereafter they don't bother to get a blessing unless they've been americanized. common law is as good as legal because neither are blessed by the church. So, one might hypothisize that the Nic's immigrating to CR have already had a strike one on them. Hey I'm a proud Catholic, hoping to attend church daily when i take up CR residency. But..judge people by how the act OUTSIDE of the church. waynei I suspect the penchant for common law vs legal marriage is the Catholic church. In my church the mexicans use common law as the latin church is not obliging in giving annulments as churches in US or Canada. These mexicans are living here but they know what their church say in mexico. Most 1st marriages are catholic thereafter they don’t bother to get a blessing unless they’ve been americanized. common law is as good as legal because neither are blessed by the church. So, one might hypothisize that the Nic’s immigrating to CR have already had a strike one on them.
Hey I’m a proud Catholic, hoping to attend church daily when i take up CR residency. But..judge people by how the act OUTSIDE of the church.
waynei

]]> By: Connie http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2009/01/14/residency-possible-via-common-law-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-15237 Connie Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:50:26 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=343#comment-15237 Can my Costa Rican son-in-law sponsor my husband and myself for permanent residency? Can my Costa Rican son-in-law sponsor my husband and myself for permanent residency?

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