The likelihood is that the commission will say that its scheme should apply also to
cohabitants without children after they have lived together for two years.
Not exact matches
Disputes between spouses or
cohabitants can escalate into allegations of domestic assaults quickly and
without warning.
But,
without the power to vary any interest, the Act does little to ensure that
cohabitants are adequately and fairly provided for upon the breakdown of a relationship.
Without law reform the uncertain position of
cohabitants, particularly for those with children, will continue as will the inconsistent application of Stack v Dowden by the courts.»