Stable partnership (Catalonia)
Pareja estable (Cataluña)
What it is
In Catalonia, a stable partnership is two people living together in a community of life analogous to marriage who have lived together for more than 2 uninterrupted years, have had a child together during the cohabitation, or formalise the relationship in a public deed. It cannot be formed by unemancipated minors, relatives in the direct line or in the collateral line up to the second degree, married people not separated in fact, or someone living as a couple with a third person; divorced people or those separated from a previous marriage can. There is a Register of Stable Partnerships of Catalonia. If the partnership is formed by public deed, registration is optional and is requested from the notary, who sends the data to the Register. Applications can be filed in person (a single application signed by both, who must attend; by appointment in Barcelona, Girona and Tortosa) or online (one application from each partner, with an electronic signature). The decision is notified within two months at most; if it is not, the application is deemed granted.
Official wording
La parella estable és la formada per dues persones que conviuen en una comunitat de vida anàloga a la del matrimoniOfficial sources
- Where it applies
- Catalonia
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When
You are a stable couple if you have lived together for more than 2 years without interruption, had a child together or formalise it in a public deed. Registering is voluntary and serves as proof; couples registered at the same address in Catalonia can register, whatever their nationality.
Official wording
Les parelles empadronades en el mateix domicili a Catalunya, amb independència de la seva nacionalitat o el seu veïnatge civil.Official sources
Steps
Step 1: In person: both together
Go to the official website: Stable partnerships register (Generalitat)A single application signed by both, and you must both appear in person. It is submitted at citizen service offices, the territorial Justice services or any public registry. Appointments for advice are available in Barcelona, Girona and Tortosa.
Official wording
Cal presentar una única sol·licitud d'inscripció signada per tots dos membres de la parella i que els dos convivents compareguin personalment per presentar la sol·licitud
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Step 2: Or online: two applications
Online, each member submits their own application, signed with a recognised electronic signature, on the Tràmits gencat portal.
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Cal presentar dues sol·licituds, una cada membre convivent de la parella
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Step 3: Wait for the decision
A decision is made and notified to both within two months at most; if there is none in that time, the application is deemed approved.
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Transcorregut el termini de resolució sense que s’hagi dictat i notificat la resolució expressa, les sol·licituds d’inscripció s’entenen estimades.
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FAQ
Who cannot be a stable couple?
Unemancipated minors, relatives in direct line or collateral up to the second degree, married people not separated in fact, and anyone living as a couple with a third person.
Official wording
Les persones casades i no separades de fet.Official sources
And if we formalise before a notary?
Registration is optional: you must ask and authorise the notary to send the data to the Registry; you cannot send the deed directly.
Official wording
Els membres de la parella no poden trametre l'escriptura de constitució al Registre ni sol·licitar-ne la inscripció directament.Official sources
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