Cohabitation
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Cohabitation – The Case For and Against Reform
Divorce law, in principle at least, seems pretty sensible. You keep what you brought into the marriage and share what you gained. So why shouldn’t the same or similar rights and responsibilities apply to cohabiting couples who have shared a life together?
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- Cohabitation
!13/03/2024 07:00
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Book Review: Cohabitation and Trusts of Land
Graeme Fraser reviews the fourth edition of Cohabitation and Trusts of Land, by Elizabeth Darlington and Laura Heaton.
- Journal
- Book Review
- Cohabitation
!13/03/2024 07:00
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Cohabitation and Labour's Commitment to Changing the Law: What Reform Might Look Like
This post reflects on what reform of the law on cohabitation might look like. Drawing upon insights from comparative family law, it explores and contrasts two different models of cohabitation reform and will highlight how they have been received in practice.
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- Cohabitation
!23/11/2023 07:00
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KG v NB [2023] EWFC 16028 September 2023
Willans HHJ. Application by H to vary periodical payment term found in a consent order dated 26 March 2019 ('the 2019 order').
- Cases
- Variation Applications
- Cohabitation
- Periodical Payments
- Consent Orders
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Graeme Fraser’s A–Z of Cohabitation
Graeme Fraser needs no introduction in the cohabitation world. This is his A–Z of Cohabitation.
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- Cohabitation
!27/10/2023 10:15
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Cohabitation Rights in England and Wales, Scotland and Australia
Across the globe, the composition of families is changing. No longer is marriage the definitive means for defining a family; we have seen the growth of other formalised relationship statuses such as registered partnerships and civil unions. The family outside marriage has now become a statistical reality and something that policymakers should not readily ignore.
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- Cohabitation
!03/07/2023 08:00
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Building a Movement for Cohabitation Reform in England and Wales
Calls to reform the legal regulation of unmarried cohabitants are not new. In August 2022, the Women and Equalities Committee proposed comprehensive reform, including opt-out protections on relationship breakdown, as well as reform of intestacy law. All t…
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- Cohabitation
!03/03/2023 13:05
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Evaluating the Government's Response to the Women and Equalities Committee Rights of Cohabiting Partners Inquiry
Dissecting the Government's response to the Rights of Cohabiting Partners Inquiry Report and assessing its impact on the campaign for cohabitation reform.
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- Cohabitation
- Education
- Marriage
!07/11/2022 19:10
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Ralph v Given [2022] EWHC 2395 (KB)23 September 2022
Freedman J. Claimant’s application for summary judgment in relation to application to deliver up an Aston Martin DBX and a Range Rover Sport or damages for conversion. C argued these were gifts. The claimant (C) and defendant (D) were engaged, but separat…
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- Summary Judgment
- Chattels
- Gifts
- Cohabitation
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Where Next for Cohabitation Reform in England and Wales?
Reflections on the Report on the Rights of Cohabiting Partners handed down by the Women and Equalities Committee of the UK Parliament, its key recommendations and the next steps for cohabitation law reform in England and Wales.
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- Cohabitation
!30/08/2022 15:37