Category: What is Cohabitation Agreement

Partners who have lived together for at least two years will be eligible to claim bereavement damages following a recent government announcement. This welcome step forward follows a Court of Appeal decision in 2017 that …

Since the government advised dating couples to go into lockdown together to reduce the risk of passing on the virus, the Institute for Employment Studies estimates employment has plummeted to two million during the first …

Cohabiting couple families remain the fasting growing relationship in the UK, but many mistakenly believe that they have the same legal rights as married couples in critical areas such as savings, income, pensions or business interests. …

It is quite apparent that marriage is on the decline. Many couples simply cohabit instead. Increasing numbers of people need help and advice in connection with cohabitation disputes rather than marriage disputes. What many cohabiting …

The Divorce Magazine spoke with Paul Sandford, the Principal Director of Albert Square Mediation about unmarried couples, separation and property issues. A cohabitation agreement for unmarried partners is something that couples choosing to live together really …

The myth of common law marriage rights Many couples prefer to live together in a committed relationship without getting married. They assume that living together for a long time gives them the same types of …

In January of this year, a heterosexual couple lost their court case in which they argued that opposite-sex couples are being subjected to discrimination as, unlike same-sex couples, they do not have the choice to …

More people than ever before are choosing to live together without ‘tying the knot’ – as reinforced by research from the ESRC Centre for Population Change. Yet, with Relate reporting that separation among cohabiting couples …