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Common law spouse – ever more common misconception

17 August 2010 | Amanda Melton

It has never really been understood by the majority of people out there that the phrase ‘common law husband’ or ‘common law wife’ really has no meaning in law. I still hear from people under the...

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Cohabitation or second marriage?

16 July 2010 | Amanda Melton

In the past, it has always been clear that former wives who continue to receive ongoing maintenance from their former husbands should not remarry, but should instead cohabit. The reason? If remarried,...

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All bar one

8 January 2010 | Danielle Messenger

A female barrister who had been cohabiting with her partner for a significant period but had not contributed financially to the purchase price of the property in which they lived, was held in December...

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