GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana's Parliament has approved a bill that will allow unmarried couples living together the same inheritance rights as legally married couples.
Attorney General Anil Nandlall says it is the first time a bill awards such rights to unmarried couples and that it should have been approved years ago.
Common law relationships are common across the South American country, and rights groups have long demanded legislation that would entitle surviving partners to the estate of their deceased partner.
Legislators approved the bill late Thursday.
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