{"id":4359,"date":"2025-08-13T23:58:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T23:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/?post_type=derechos&#038;p=4359"},"modified":"2026-02-17T19:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:57:28","slug":"how-do-i-declare-the-de-facto-marital-union-umh","status":"publish","type":"derechos","link":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/rights\/how-do-i-declare-the-de-facto-marital-union-umh\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I declare a common-law marriage (UMH)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to declare the existence of a common-law marriage, it is necessary, first of all, to be a Colombian or foreign person with residence in the country and to present it before a Notary or Conciliation Centre:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An application for UMH declaration stating:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The full names of the persons making up the couple.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The couple's identity documents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place of birth,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occupation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Domicile or place of residence of the couple.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indicate whether you have children of legal age or minors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affirm that they have no legal impediment to declaring the UMH.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That it is their free and spontaneous will to do so.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authentic copy of the birth certificate of the partners, valid for no more than 3 months, with a note that it is valid for marriage or as proof of civil registration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If one or both persons are foreign nationals, the civil registration must be<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcch.net\/es\/instruments\/conventions\/status-table\/?cid=41\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0apostilled<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 or legalised. Additionally, a single status certificate issued by the authority indicated by each country is required. If these documents are in a language other than Spanish, they must be translated and cannot be valid for more than 3 months. Keep in mind that all documents issued abroad, in order to be valid in Colombia, must be apostilled or legalised in the country where they are issued.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photocopy of citizenship card and\/or identification document (passport in the case of foreigners).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of the existence of children, a birth certificate must be provided and, if they are minors, a solemn inventory of assets must be drawn up beforehand.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: the document that is issued at the notary's office or conciliation centre, after declaring the UMH, is a public deed (in the case of the notary's office and is not an extrajudicial declaration) or a deed of conciliation (in the case of the conciliation centre). Either document must be signed by the couple jointly and have the same legal recognition.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","grupo-derecho":[127],"categoria-derecho":[109],"class_list":["post-4359","derechos","type-derechos","status-publish","hentry","grupo-derecho-union-marital-de-hecho-de-parejas-del-mismo-sexo","categoria-derecho-familia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos\/4359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/derechos"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"grupo-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grupo-derecho?post=4359"},{"taxonomy":"categoria-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria-derecho?post=4359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}