Cohabitation law is failing 3.3 million families, says Resolution.

Extract from the Family Law Update:-
Figures published by the Office of National Statistics reveal that there are now 3.3 million cohabiting couple families in the UK, with the number more than doubling over the last twenty years. Resolution has responded to the ONS figures by saying that the high growth in cohabiting couples is further evidence that the law needs to catch up with modern British society. Should these couples separate, they currently have little or no legal protection – despite the myth of ‘common law marriage.’

Nigel Shepherd, Resolution Chair, said:
“These ONS figures are further proof that more and more couples are choosing to live together and bring up their children without marrying. Sadly, some of those relationships will come to an end at some point. This is a feature of our modern society that is here to stay and unfortunately current cohabitation law is failing to provide them with the rights some of them mistakenly think they have.

Read what our Gillian Lavelle had to say about the common law myth here:
Unmarried Couples the Common Law Myth

Gillian Lavelle offers 30 minute free initial advice appointments. Gillian is a specialist in this area and has been assisting unmarried couples for a number of years.