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In an Indian civil dispute, a couple lived together and were treated as spouses for many years. Which…

Long cohabitation and recognition as spouses may support a rebuttable inference of marriage. The court considers circumstances that weaken or displace it. Civil restitution…

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In an Indian civil dispute, a couple lived together and were treated as spouses for many years. Which statement best describes the inference of marriage from that conduct?

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Long cohabitation and recognition as spouses may support a rebuttable inference of marriage. The court considers circumstances that weaken or displace it. Civil restitution proceedings apply civil proof standards. Criminal bigamy requires proof of the legally required solemnization.

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Option A

The inference remains open to rebuttal.

Option B

Long cohabitation and treatment as spouses may support an inference, and the court must weigh evidence capable of rebutting it.

Option C

Civil restitution proceedings apply civil proof standards. Inference depends on the evidence and the issue actually disputed.

Option D

A bigamy prosecution requires proof of a solemnized marriage under the applicable law. Cohabitation alone does not establish it.

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