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Men and women 'should get share of wealth from all their partners'

Couples in unregistered marriages should claim property if they part ways. [iStockphoto]

Men and women with multiple partners should be allowed to claim matrimonial properties.

A man who is seeking property from a woman he claims to have been his wife has asked the Supreme Court not stick to the old rule that only those in registered marriages are eligible to claim a share of wealth.

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