Sentences with phrase «give cohabiting couples»

The reform Resolution proposes would not give cohabiting couples equal legal status to married couples.

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The real problem with cohabiting is that many couples who enter into it don't give it a lot of thought; it's one of those «just kind of happened» things.

He is the sponsor of a private members» bill to give rights to cohabiting couples on relationship breakdown and intestacy, the Cohabitation Rights Bill.

Notwithstanding that, cohabiting relationships are increasingly common and have been given statutory recognition in Scotland, at least, such couples appear in certain circumstances to be excluded from the «comprehensive protection of citizens» rights «trumpeted in this part of the draft Withdrawal Agreement.

Given concerns about domestic violence noted in the Doe opinion, the Supreme Court hopes the state legislature will redraft these statutes to protect all cohabiting couples.

Some would argue that to give greater rights to cohabiting couples would undermine the sanctity of marriage.

Legislation giving unmarried cohabiting couples property rights identical to those of married spouses became law in Saskatchewan in 2001, in Manitoba in 2004 and in British Columbia in 2011.

Clarity could be given to the division of property firstly, and most importantly, by extending to long - term cohabiting couples the property division regimes enjoyed by married spouses.

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The real problem with cohabiting is that many couples who enter into it don't give it a lot of thought; it's one of those «just kind of happened» things.

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.

In the total population of Norwegian women giving birth between the years 2000 — 06, 49 % of all couples were married, and 43 % were cohabiting [32].