A cohabitation agreement is a contract between two people who are in relationship and live together but are not married.

What do you call a common law partner?

Whats a common-law relationship? People usually use the term spouse when talking about married couples. But you can also be a spouse under the law if youre not married. When you live with someone without being married, its called living in a marriage-like relationship (you might call it a common-law relationship).

Is a boyfriend a common-law partner?

A common-law partner is simply another way to refer to a boyfriend or a girlfriend.

What rights does a common-law husband have?

Common law marriage - the reality Many couples believe that moving in together creates a common law marriage, giving you the same rights as if you were married. In reality, moving in together does not give you automatic rights to each others property, no matter how long you live together.

What rights does a common-law partner have?

Being in a so called “common law” partnership will not give couples any legal protection whatsoever, and so under the law, if someone dies and they have a partner that they are not married to, then that partner has no right to inherit anything unless the partner that has passed away has stated in their will that they