{"id":1017,"date":"2017-12-06T17:29:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T17:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2020-05-12T14:13:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T14:13:34","slug":"cohabitation-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/12\/06\/cohabitation-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Reasons Why You Need A Cohabitation Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  1. Did you know there\u2019s no such thing as Common Law marriage?\u00a0In addition, did you know cohabitees don\u2019t have the same rights as married couples? A Cohabitation Agreement<\/a> can protect you and your property. It can also set out what will happen in the event of your separation, or death. The Court is likely to be guided by your Cohabitation Agreement if there’s a dispute.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    A Cohabitation Agreement Can Protect You And Your Property\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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    1. If your relationship ends you can literally find yourself out in the cold. This is because unless you are the owner, or joint owner,\u00a0of your shared home you have\u00a0no automatic legal right to it. You\u00a0may have sunk a lot of money into its purchase. Or perhaps you have paid for improvements. But if your name is not on the title you could come away with nothing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. In the Cohabitation Agreement<\/a> you can agree how you own property. This may be in equal or unequal shares, or you may agree to keep your property separate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        A Cohabitation Agreement Can Protect You And Your Property\u00a0<\/strong> On Death<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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        1. What happens if your cohabitee dies and there’s no Will? Their estate is distributed under the intestacy rules. But these rules do not mention a surviving cohabitee. So in other words you\u00a0could be left with nothing. But don’t worry, you can agree what will happen to your property after death in\u00a0your Cohabitation Agreement. In addition, it’s vital to make Wills and regularly review them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. Furthermore you need to make sure you know your entitlement to your partner\u2019s pension. A surviving cohabitee might be entitled to benefits under a late partner\u2019s pension scheme. But\u00a0this is not guaranteed.\u00a0You\u00a0might need to agree to nominate each other in respect of death in service payments.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Regularly Review Your Cohabitation Agreement<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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            1. A Cohabitation Agreement<\/a> can address many of these concerns, and more. It can also cover household bills, debts, businesses. But if there is a change in circumstances such as the arrival of children please make sure you review\u00a0your Cohabitation Agreement\u00a0with your solicitor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Find out\u00a0more about how Cohabitation Agreements can protect you and your property. Phone\u00a0Joanne Houston\u00a0on 01962 217640 for a\u00a0free<\/a>\u00a020 minute consultation.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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              Did you know there\u2019s no such thing as Common Law marriage?\u00a0In addition, did you know cohabitees don\u2019t have the same rights as married couples? A Cohabitation Agreement can protect you and your property. It can also set out what will happen in the event of your separation, or death. The Court is likely to be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[584],"tags":[13,248,247,180],"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1017"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1058,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017\/revisions\/1058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}