'State-Forced Marriage' Claim as Cohabitation Rights Consultation ...

Britain warned of 'population timebomb' as Labour's 'marriage-lite plans' threaten to reduce UK births by 75,000 a year

Labour is exploring plans to introduce greater rights for cohabiting couples which could see UK marriage rates decline and exacerbate Britain's falling birth rate by 75,000 a year.The proposed reforms would give cohabiting couples in England and Wales who have lived together for at least three years, or who share a child, greater rights over each other’s property and finances.However, research carried out by the Centre for Social Justice found t…

Shake-up of unmarried couples' rights branded 'state-forced marriage'

Lammy's cohabitation rules threaten unmarried couples with ‘horrendous’ court costs

Justice secretary Alex Norris is facing backlash from senior legal figures on plans to give unmarried couples court-enforced rights after three years of cohabitation, passed on to him by predecessor David Lammy. The government is currently consulting on proposals to reform British couples’ cohabitation rights, which would give the courts power to intervene when unmarried couples break up after having a child or living together for three years. U…

'State-forced marriage' claim as cohabitation rights consultation ...

Couples who live together for three years would automatically gain legal rights and obligations under proposed reforms.

Cohabiting couples could enter marriage-style arrangements ‘without knowing’

The Government has proposed changes to the law around break-ups to create a framework for what happens when unmarried couples go their separate ways

As cohabitation consultation draws to a close, legal sector shares responses

With the government’s consultation on its proposals to reform rights for cohabitating couples set to close at 11.59pm tonight, representatives from the legal sector have begun to share their responses. The Law Society of England and Wales welcomed plans to provide a clearer financial framework for families ending a marriage or cohabiting relationship, but emphasised …