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498-A and Live-In Relationships: Why is marriage still the reference standard for protection from Intimate Partner Violence?

The Supreme Courts recent ruling upholding criminal liability for cruelty to live-in relationships in the nature of marriage must raise questions on why marriage is still the qualification for critical rights against intimate partner violence.

14 Aug 2026 3:30 pm