Taking tentative steps towards freedom following the lockdown’s first anniversary has re-enforced how challenging and stressful the last year has been for everyone. This includes the thousands of couples who moved in together during lockdown for practical and financial reasons – and
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 the current law – which does not
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 month of the crisis. The loss of
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. In fact, cohabiting couples are the second
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 couples do not realise is that cohabitation
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 need. People often say that a prenup
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 legal right and responsibility to each other
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 enter into a civil partnership instead of
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 is running neck-and-neck with the divorce rate,
If your thinking of moving in together then this video is for you. Not everyone wants to get married but loads do want to live together. Luckily there are things that you can do to make sure that you and your partner
