My unmarried partner and I have separated. They own the home but we both paid for it. What can I do? 19th February 2020 You will have to prove that you and your partner agreed that you both own the property although their […] Categories: Unmarried Finance
What are you entitled to if your partner passes away and you weren’t married? 5th February 2020 As a cohabiting couple not married or in a civil partnership, if one partner passes away without a Will providing […] Categories: Unmarried Finance
What is a civil partnership? 15th January 2020 A civil partnership is a formal legal relationship between two people. To become civil partners, the couple must give notice […] Categories: Uncategorized, Unmarried Finance
Cohabiting couple families are still growing faster than married and lone parent families 3rd October 2019 Recent figures published by the Office for National Statistics regarding trends in UK living arrangements highlight the continuing rapid changes […] Categories: Pre-Nuptial and Cohabitation Agreements, Uncategorized, Unmarried Finance
What is a common-law marriage? Do I have the same rights as married couples? 26th June 2019 There is no such thing as ‘common law marriage’; it is a myth! It doesn’t matter whether you have […] Categories: Unmarried Finance
Potential issues for an unmarried joint owner of property on separation 2nd May 2019 My partner and I have agreed our shares in the home. I want to sell, but my partner doesn’t. What […] Categories: Unmarried Finance
Horn v Chipperfield – Joint Owners 28th March 2019 A conversation in the pub In disputes between cohabitees, romantic conversations between couples can have very significant implications. This is […] Categories: Unmarried Finance
What if you are unmarried but feel entitled to a share in a property? 20th March 2019 In this blog I will look at the position of the non-owning unmarried partner on relationship breakdown. For the party […] Categories: Property & Financial Matters, Unmarried Finance
Safeguards for unmarried couples 14th March 2019 It’s official; statistics reveal that marriage is on the decline, with more people choosing to live together. In my last […] Categories: Unmarried Finance
A look back over 2018 18th December 2018 2018 has certainly been an important year for family law. There have been some important decisions for those wishing to […] Categories: Children, Grandparents, Unmarried Finance