cohabitation

The Supreme Court will have the last word, but the facts in Standish raise some very odd issues a...

Cohabitation Law and Practice Handbook is a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the current law and procedure in this area written by a team of experts in cohabitation law.

Non-married cohabiting relationships continue to increase year on year, so advising clients embar...

Should cohabiting couples have the same financial rights and responsibilities as those who are married or in a civil partnership?

The case for cohabitation reform grows with every year. Resolution is right to make it the centre of its Vision for Family Justice

We need to change some basic fundamentals of family procedure in order to ensure LiPs have a fair...

At this critical juncture for family law, we are calling for cohabitation reform, access to early...

Resolution has welcomed the announcement made by Emily Thornberry MPs speech at today’s Labour Party Conference, in which she announced a Labour government would reform the law for cohabiting couples.

Resolution’s long-standing campaign for cohabitation reform and the new academic-led Family Law Reform Now aim to increase public awareness and change the law

As the number of people living together without marrying continues to rise, the time for an “opt-out” cohabitation law regime is now

Guest v Guest provides some welcome clarification of proprietary estoppel, but no case law can re...

Graeme Fraser speaks to BBC Radio 4 about cohabitation law reform

The dynamic session on international cohabitation was a highlight of Resolution's National Confer...

An online panel discussion with highly respected experts on Cohabitation Law across both England & Wales and Scotland. We'll be uncovering some of the key comparisons from both sides of the border, and how this impacts family justice professionals and their clients.

How different are the outcomes for unmarried individuals in Scotland and England? To look at some...

Hannah Saxe (Irwin Mitchell) and Richard Adams (Starke & Co) from Resolution's Cohabitation Commi...

Resolution has today written to political party leaders, urging them to prioritise much-needed family justice reforms in their election manifestos.

Due to the general election, Resolution's Lobby Day has been cancelled.

In this recorded workshop, Rhys Taylor and Andrzej Bojarski cover tips on how to deal with practi...

Moving in with your partner is an exciting time, and a new step in your relationship, so it's difficult to think about what would happen if you split up.

Join us as we raise awareness and campaign for basic rights for cohabiting couples upon relationship breakdown or death of a partner.

If you and your partner aren't married or in a civil partnership, you might be surprised that you have very little legal protection if you break up. It doesn’t matter if you've lived together for years or have children. You are not legally recognised as a couple, making it very difficult to claim a share in the family home or your partner’s finances if you split.

Cohabiting couples may make up the fastest growing family type, but the law doesn't recognise these couples in the same way as those who are married or in a civil partnership.

The Cohabitation Committee works to promote good practice in family law and family justice for cohabitants.

Cohabitation Committee Chair Graeme Fraser responds to new figures released by NatCen showing 46% of British adults mistakenly believe in legal protections from common-law marriage.

Different talks looking at the relationship between equal civil partnerships and cohabitation ref...

Resolution responds to the government's civil partnership announcement

Resolution's joint letter to the Guardian highlighting the need for basic rights for cohabiting couples upon relationship breakdown.

This Saturday (18 August) is set to be the most popular day this year for weddings in England and Wales. However, the number of people who decide to walk down the aisle continues to fall as more couples chose to live together unmarried.

Speaking about this morning’s Supreme Court judgment in favour of civil partnerships for opposite sex couples, Graeme Fraser, Chair of Resolution’s Cohabitation Committee, said:

From 27 November to 1 December 2017, Resolution members across the country took part in our Cohabitation Awareness Raising Week. The aim of the week was to raise awareness of the common-law marriage myth and to campaign for legal change to provide at least basic support for separating cohabitants.

During Cohabitation Awareness week 2017, the Times led with our joint letter calling for change, signed by 17 partner organisations.

Millions of unmarried couples living together are unaware that they are at severe financial risk as a result of the current legal system, national family justice organisation Resolution has warned.

Resolution responds to the Law Commission's consultation on intestacy and family provision claims on death.

Resolution's response to the Law Commission Consultation on Cohabitation.