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Cohabiting couples urged to consider cohabitation agreements following Court’s decision
Nov
Unmarried couples who jointly own property are being urged to consider entering into a cohabitation agreement or separation agreement following the decision of the Supreme Court in the Jones v Kernott case. Following a lengthy legal battle, involving four different courts, the Supreme Court...
No change in the law for cohabiting couples
Oct
Many have been waiting for a change in the Law to provide cohabiting couples with greater rights upon separation. Recommendations for change were made by the Law Commission in 2007 and sadly none of those recommendations were brought in by the last Government. It was hoped that this...
Co-habitation between unmarried couples - judgement could set new precedent
May
The issues of property rights when parties are not married has long been a thorny issue and one which has presented family lawyers with many difficulties. The law does not provide the same rights for non-married couples as it does for married couples. People do not realise that there is no...
Figures report lowest divorce rate since 1974 – but marriage rates also at a low
Feb
Data from the Office for National Statistics released this week showed that divorce rates in England and Wales were at their lowest level since 1974. The figures revealed that there were 113,949 divorces in 2009 compared with 121,708 the previous year. These figures represent the sixth...
