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If you need legal advice on the implications of living together our lawyers are highly experienced on how best to protect your interests.
Whether you are buying a property, or are already a couple living together or are in a long term unmarried relationship with children, we can help you to sort things out to protect you legally and minimise the chance of legal disputes.
With over 40 specialist, highly experienced family lawyers, we can advise you and assist you in ways including :
Drafting, reviewing and advising on cohabitation agreements.
How to protect with finances if you separate.
Children related legal issues - including applications for financial provision, custody or parental responsibility.
How to protect yourself if you are an unmarried couple buying a property together.
Advice if you are living together but only 1 of you owns the property.
Wills for couples in long term unmarried relationships
We are experienced in drafting and reviewing cohabitation agreements.
Key clauses in a cohabitation agreement will generally include :-
Property - ownership shares of home and how property will be divided/occupied if relationship ends.
Finances - joint accounts, bill payments, savings and debt responsibilities.
Children - financial arrangements for existing or future children.
Personal items - ownership of furniture, cars, pets and valuable items.
Regular outgoings - who pays what for household expenses.
Dispute resolution - How disagreements will be handled.
Death - basic provisions about inheritance intentions
A cohabitation agreement is a legally binding contract. You should ensure that you have both taken independent legal advice before signing the agreement.
In addition to a cohabitation agreement, where you jointly own property, you should consider a deed of trust and also think about a will.
To find out more about cohabitation and how we can help you, get in touch with one of our family law specialists today.
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Gemma has been working in family law since 2006 and qualified as a Solicitor in 2011. She was made Partner with Taylor Rose in December 2022.Gemma advises on and is experienced in all areas of family law. She has acted in a number of high net......Call our team or fill out the form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
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