You’ve decided that it’s in your best interest to remain unmarried. Perhaps you were in a long-term relationship before and it didn’t work out, so you and your partner have decided that marriage is not in the works for you. But you have decided to make the leap into living together for quite a few… Continue reading →
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How Viable are Cohabitation Agreements? Are They for me?
Marriage is a legal contract between two people and, for people who do not want this option, cohabitation agreements exist. Unmarried couples need the same option to be able to create a contract amongst themselves that will define rights and obligations that each partner owes to one another. These contracts help you understand one another… Continue reading →
Cohabitation Property Agreement: Unmarried Couples
These days many people decide to live together for awhile before or instead of getting married. There may be several different reasons for this, but mostly people either want to get to know the other person better by living together before they decide to get married, the couple doesn’t believe in marriage, or the couple… Continue reading →
Living Together Before Marriage May Prevent Divorce
It is no secret that more couples choose to live together before marriage than ever before. In fact, researchers found that 75 percent of U.S. women have lived with a partner without being married by the age of 30. Many couples choose to live together and put off marriage because of the large price tag… Continue reading →
Cohabitation Property Rights for Unmarried Couples
When an unmarried couple lives together, it is very important that they create a property agreement that explicitly states who owns what if the couple separates. Unmarried couples that live together long-term are likely to acquire a great deal of shared property. Without any kind of legal agreement, you are at risk for conflict or… Continue reading →
A Domestic Partnership Registration
The June 26, 2013, United States Supreme Court ruling in Hollingsworth v. Perry (regarding Proposition 8 of 2008, which sought to prohibit same-sex marriage in California) did not invalidate or change any of the California Family Code related to registered domestic partners. Domestic partnership registrations are different from marriage licenses. The California Secretary of State’s… Continue reading →
California cohabitation agreements
Cohabitation occurs when two people live together, are engaged in an intimate relationship and do not have a legal commitment such as a valid marriage or recognized domestic partnership. When couples cohabitate, California law does not recognize their individual assets as community property as when two people are married. It is not hard to see… Continue reading →
Understanding Common Law Marriages
Have you been living in the same home with a significant other for an extended period of time? Does your relationship feel like a marriage, even though neither one of you wants the formality of a big ceremony? You may already be married under the law. Cohabitation over extended periods may lead to what is… Continue reading →
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