Common Law Issues
Below are our 8 articles in the 'common law issues' category:
If you are married to your partner then there are lots of financial and tax benefits. If you have been cohabiting though, for however long, then you are not entitled to any of them. If you partner ...
If you live with your partner but are not married then no matter how committed you are or how long you have been together, you will not be granted the same rights as married couples. This may seem ...
Millions of couples live together as cohabiting partners and many believe that they are entitled to the same rights as married couples under 'common law marriage'. However, common law marriage is a ...
When you are cohabiting with your partner there are many possibilities about the accommodation you are living in. Perhaps you are renting through a joint lease, maybe you are living in their house, ...
However long you have been in a cohabiting relationship, when it ends you are not automatically entitled to any of your partner’s assets. This applies to property, pensions and anything that is in ...
Since 2005 same-sex couples have been able to register as civil partners under the civil partnership act. This gives them a new legal status as 'civil partners' which allows them legal recognition ...
Millions of couples live together without getting married and many believe that after a number of years together they become 'common law' husband and wife and are granted the same rights as married ...
Obviously nobody wants to consider the possibility of themselves or their partner dying but in the unlikely event of it happening, it is best to be prepared. If you are in a cohabiting relationship ...
