Does not being married worry you?

Break-up of a relationship

The law treats unmarried couples differently from married couples. Our knowledge of this complex area of law can help you resolve your problems following break-up with a cohabitation partner.

Much can be done to protect your interests, including your financial assets. 

If there are children from the relationship, we can help you to agree arrangements for them.

Cohabitation agreements

Did you know that...

• There is no such thing as a “common law” husband and wife?
• If a co-habitee dies the survivor is not his or her “next of kin” and therefore may have to go to court to claim all or any of the deceased’s estate?
• You may not automatically be responsible for any surviving children of the relationship?
• A co-habitee does not automatically acquire an interest in his or her partner’s property simply by living there for a certain period of time; and that the law in this area is so complex that some Judges struggle to make sense of it?
• Even if you own property together, you may not own it equally (especially if it was bought before 1996) and that a recent case has stated that, in certain situations, the value of that house may not automatically be shared equally between former co-habitees?

A Cohabitation agreement can help remove some of the above uncertainties. If you are going to live with a partner but not marry, it is sensible to create an agreement which records your intentions about your assets and how you would share or divide them if your relationship broke up. We can draft an agreement which states your intentions and protects your financial assets.

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