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What is a Cohabitation Agreement?

According to data from the Office for National Statistics, cohabiting couples are the fastest growing family type in the UK as people increasingly choose to live together before or without getting married. Despite the urban myth, there is no status in English law as a common law spouse or partner. Essentially, the law does not recognise in any meaningful way, a cohabiting relationship that falls outside marriage or civil partnership.

Therefore, getting a cohabitation agreement drawn up may be of interest to anyone who is thinking of moving in with their partner, or anyone who is currently cohabiting but whose circumstances are changing.

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