Sentences with phrase «although cohabiting couples»

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Although the Law Commission published a consultation paper, Cohabitation: The Financial Consequences of Relationship Breakdown, in May 2006 and the conclusions and final report are expected later this summer, it will not contain a draft Bill and — due to the apparent lack of funding on this issue — it is highly unlikely that there will be any changes in the law relating to cohabiting couples in the foreseeable future.

That share was more than twice the rate in 1980 (18 percent) and an eightfold increase from the rate in 1960 (5 percent).2 Half of the children born to unwed mothers live, at least initially, with a single mother who is not residing with the child's biological father (although about 60 percent of this group say they are romantically involved with the father), while half live with an unwed mother who is cohabiting with the child's father.3 These estimates imply that today one - fifth of all children are born into single - mother families, while another fifth are born into cohabiting - couple families.

Although Massachusetts does not have «palimony» laws, break ups between cohabiting couples can be very messy, leading to protected and complex litigation.

Although the record for these programs is mixed, the most established program, the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative, has achieved successes in improving the quality and stability of low - income relationships.59 Given the fragility of family life among low - income, twentysomething couples with children — especially cohabiting couples — federal and state policymakers should continue to experiment with programs that give these couples skills that will help them stay together and thrive.