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Living with a partner outside of marriage offers very little legal protection. If disagreements arise around financial assets or children, a legally binding cohabitation agreement helps keep the peace.

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Here to help with cohabitation agreements and get you through challenging times.

Here to help you and your partner protect your financial position, setting out who owns what and in what proportion.

The agreement can document how you will split your property, its contents, personal belongings, savings and other assets should the relationship break down. It can also be used to set out how you will manage your day-to-day finances, such as how much you both contribute to rent or mortgage and bills, whether you will take out life insurance on each other, and who is responsible for debts.

Whether you are moving in with a new partner and want to make sure you’re prepared for the future, or you’re at the end of a relationship and trying to ease the process of moving apart, it is essential to understand your cohabitation rights.

Ideally, you’ll have a cohabitation agreement in place when you move in together as a couple. It sets out the terms on which you will live together regarding income, property and belongings. It can be straightforward to draw up and can help protect your long-term interests.

As couples that live together do not have the same law applied to them as a married couple, it is important to get specialist advice about the financial consequences of separating from your partner.

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