When couples are cohabiting, legal issues can arise. Our specialist divorce and family lawyers can help to protect your interests by creating a cohabitation agreement. This proactive step can save you cost and stress in the future should you separate.
Many couples live together, or cohabit, without formalising their relationship through marriage or a civil partnership.
Issues often arise because you consequently have limited legal rights as partners, regardless of the length of time that you have lived together. This means that, contrary to popular belief, there is no automatic ‘common law’ status as cohabitants that confers legal rights, simply because you have lived together for a certain period. As cohabitants, you don’t have the same legal rights as married couples.
Ensuring that agreed rights are in place is essential. Living in a jointly-owned property or a property held in one person’s name can lead to a complicated dispute if the relationship ends.
We are experienced in drafting cohabitation agreements to clearly set out rights in relation to living together and in particular in relation to the family home and child support.
To speak to our divorce and family law specialists please call us on 01772 258321 or make an enquiry below to see how we can assist you and your business.
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