Cohabitation

Cohabiting Couples and what to do with the property when it does not work?

The recent announcement at the Labour Party conference by the shadow attorney-general Emily Thornberry MP has re-highlighted the importance of reform of rights of cohabitants. An increasing number of couples are deciding to cohabit rather than enter into a marriage or a civil partnership. According to the Research Briefing published

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Cohabitation Rights in England & Wales, Scotland & Australia

Introduction Across the globe, the composition of families is changing. No longer is marriage the definitive means for defining a family; we have seen the growth of other formalised relationship statuses such as registered partnerships and civil unions. The family outside marriage has now become a statistical reality and something

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