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LIVING TOGETHER – WHAT PRICE TO PAY WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG?


For a variety of reasons many couples choose to live together rather than marry. Even those couples in same sex relationships who choose not to enter into a Civil Partnership or marriage genuinely believe that their relationship will be for life – the last thing you want to think about is “what if it goes wrong”?


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BUT BEWARE – there are so many hidden dangers lurking out there which may come back to haunt you and have serious financial implications both when the relationship breaks down initially or in the long term. The Courts cannot offer you the same protection as it would if you were married or had entered into a Civil Partnership. There is no such thing as “the common law husband/common law wife” As more couples choose to live together this increases the number of children who are born outside of marriage. Even where you cohabit for a short period of time events can occur which could affect your future; the increase or decrease in value of the property you purchased together; the partner who no longer works in order to care for the children or the partner who has been able to improve his employment prospects and thereby earns substantially more.


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So many couples, particularly those starting out for the first time (and those who have already come out of a bad relationship) do not understand the pitfalls of purchasing property together and the problems for the party who injects more capital than the other. Unless you have protection in place at the outset you may well lose that capital you have worked so hard to try and preserve. If you are the partner left with the children and you cannot or do not work, the last thing you want is for the house to be sold and for you and your children to have nowhere to live – that can and does happen so make sure you protect yourself and your children if you are the partner with care, and your investment if you are the party who has injected substantial capital into your home.


If there are children within the relationship you need to resolve the day to day care of the children and if you are not able to resolve those issues it is essential that you have all the information available and are able to make informed decisions as to your future and the future of your children.


Whatever your situation, at Lowe’s we are here to help you every step of the way – know your rights and where you stand legally – if not you may well pay a high price for not doing so.


Even those couples in same sex relationships who choose not to enter into a Civil Partnership or marriage genuinely believe that their relationship will be for life


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