Yes. unmarried life-partners can claim damages. For a spouse to bring an FLA claim, sections 1 and 29 of the FLA combine to allow claims in any of the following situations, where the FLA claimant: Was married to the injured or deceased person; Was in a marriage that was voidable or void but entered into in good faith; Lived with the injured or deceased person for three years or more; Had a child with the plaintiff or Was in a relationship of some permanence with the injured or deceased person.