What is a cohabitation agreement?

Purpose and legal effect.

This guide is a draft and may change.

A cohabitation agreement records how unmarried partners hold property and divide assets on separation.

Cohabitation Agreement — UK

England and Wales do not recognise ‘common-law marriage’. A written cohabitation agreement is the primary way to regulate finances between unmarried partners.

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