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Couples Urged to Think About a Cohabitation Agreement

A woman who lived with a married man has won a court battle to inherit his half of the house they shared.

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Heterosexual Couple Fail in Civil Partnership Bid

A heterosexual couple who wanted to enter into a civil partnership have lost their case. Rebecca Steinfeld, 34, and Charles Keidan, 39 were seeking a judicial review of the law but this was refused by the judge, Mrs Justice Andrews. The couple have been together for over five years and have an eight-month-old baby.

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Prenups Driven by Property Boom According to Study

Research carried out by a law firm have found that more and more parents want a prenuptial agreement for their children after helping them buy a property.

According to experts, more children are relying on their parents to help them get on the property ladder that in turn has led to parents wishing to protect their children and their assets in the form of a prenuptial agreement.

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Cohabiting Couples Fastest Growing Family Type

According to statistics from the Office for National Statistic, cohabiting couples are the fastest growing family type in the UK. The 2014 study showed that cohabiting families grew by almost 30% between 2004 and 2014.

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Stepfamilies in England and Wales

A recent release from the Office for National Statistics has revealed the number of stepfamilies in England and Wales, and given an interesting insight into their composition.

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