Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Die eheliche Lebensgemeinschaft führten sie zuletzt in Kanada.
English translation:
They last lived together as husband and wife in Canada.
German term
Germany
Responsive with well-rounded knowledge
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, Spanish to German, and 5 more.
führen
How would you translate this phrase from a divorce decree in regard to a binational couple:
Die ***eheliche Lebensgemeinschaft führten sie zuletzt*** in Kanada.
American English preferred, as the Respondent is a Canada man - UK English would also help.
Cheers,
Sebastian Witte
Aug 4, 2017 05:12: Sebastian Witte changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/60654">Sebastian Witte's</a> old entry - "ie eheliche Lebensgemeinschaft führten sie zuletzt in Kanada."" to ""They last lived together as husband and wife in Canada.""
Non-PRO (1): AllegroTrans
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Hands-on experience of commerce
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
they last lived together as husband and wife in Canada
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writeaway
: yes. self-explanatory
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AllegroTrans
: yes, best to translate the whole phrase
2 hrs
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michael10705 (X)
5 hrs
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Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
to be
Marital residence is a term used in divorce law to refer to the property where the couple resided together before the breakdown of the marriage.
https://definitions.uslegal.com/m/marital-residence/
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have
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United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
live in a matrimonial relationship
"..you can have a court order of possession of an apartment because that is where the parties last lived in a matrimonial relationship." http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/38-1/AANO/meeting...
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
the couple last cohabitated in a permanent domestic relationship in Canada OR:
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AllegroTrans
: "permanent" is overtranslation and "domestic" is superfluous; your alternative translation is gramatically incorrect
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Canada
Friendly, fast & certified!
Native in: German (Variants: Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German), Austrian, Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
where both spouses had their last habitual residence
From: “Family law - Jurisdictional comparisons”
“Under the regulation concerning the jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility, ( Brussels IIA Regulation), the jurisdiction of the courts of a member state in matters of divorce….depends on the following if the territory of the member state is:
Where both spouses have their habitual residence
Where both spouses had their last habitual residence, provided one of them still resides there
Where the respondent has their last habitual residence
[…]”
http://tinyurl.com/ybg23gfx
Or:
“European citizens will refer to the European Regulation n°2201/2003 also called “Brussels II bis” providing a broader competence to European courts based on either the child’s or the spouses’ last place of residence, their nationality or even their choice when both spouses agree on a court’s jurisdiction.”
http://boyerlawfirmblog.com/category/florida-civil-litigatio...
Discussion
Die Beteiligten haben zusammen mehrere Jahre in den USA und in Kanada gelebt.
Die ***eheliche Lebensgemeinschaft führten sie zuletzt*** in Kanada.
Im Zuge ihrer Trennung kehrte die Antragsgegnerin im September 2009 nach Deutschland zurueck und hat seitdem hier ihren gewöhnlichen Aufenthalt.