A: By definition, in the Adult Interdependent Relationships Act, an AIR is not a marriage. So, if you are married, you cannot be in an AIR. If you are not married, then you may be in an AIR. An AIR arises in one of three ways:
- The two unmarried people have lived together for a continuous period of at least three years; share each other’s lives; are emotionally committed to each other; and function as an economic and domestic unit; or
- The two unmarried people have lived in a relationship of some permanence; have a child of the relationship by birth or adoption; share each other’s lives; are emotionally committed to each other; and function as an economic and domestic unit; or
- The two unmarried people have entered into an adult interdependent partner agreement with each other.
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