Sentences with phrase «many cohabitees»

What about serial cohabitees and the damage left behind?

Synod: Church Needs to Move Away From Harsh Language to Describe Gays and Cohabitees Christopher Lamb, The Tablet

(Perhaps because it also notes that while married parents are less likely than cohabitees to separate, it's not the wedding certificate itself that seems to make the difference.)

C's claim was as a cohabitee.

COHABITATION BREAKDOWN WITHOUT THE LEGISLATION Cohabitees with a property in joint names and no express trust?

Her appointment comes at a time when the body is seeking to make significant strides on several issues including non-fault based divorce and better protection for cohabitees.

That they acquired in joint names suggests in the ordinary domestic case that the cohabitees intended to be joint sharers and the strong presumption was that their beneficial interests were intended to be equal.

Laura Naser provides an update on the fall - out from the international cohabitee jurisdiction race

This concerned the position of cohabitees under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 who would be dependants for those purposes only if they have lived with the deceased as husband and wife (or civil partner) for at least two years prior to the death.

However, amendments in England (and additional prospective amendments) to HA 1985 (among other things and in specified circumstances) have aligned the position of cohabitees with those married or within a civil partnership.

She contended that because cohabitee succession rights were subject to a twelve month condition, this would constitute discrimination (in breach of Art 14) concerning occupation of her home (under Art 8).

Together with the Supreme Court's acceptance that an intention can be imputed, the judgments in Kernott do appear to represent a move by the judiciary to bring the position for non-married former cohabitees more in line with their married counterparts.

Ms Turley argued that there was in the circumstances no difference between the status of spouses and that of cohabitees.

Family lawyers may find that Kernott assists in opening up the scope for argument as to beneficial shares in the context of cohabitee disputes.

At first instance Knowles J was prepared to assume for material purposes that the positions of spouses and cohabitees were analogous so that the 12 - month condition was prima facie discriminatory.

Cohabitees with property and other assets with a combined value of more than # 650,000 face an inheritance tax (IHT) charge if one party dies.

The Court of Appeal was satisfied that the relationship of an unmarried cohabitee was not equivalent with that of a spouse or civil partner in the context of a Widowed Parent's Allowance and that there was no violation of Human Rights.

Should the fortune be greater, the rest is shared out according to a set formula, with cohabitees and step - children losing out to close relatives and even Her Majesty's Treasury under current intestacy legislation.

Recent litigation includes acting for a receiver in a claim to recover possession from trespassers and mortgagors; acting for a claimant in a trial to establish a prescriptive right to park; acting for a former cohabitee in a claim for a beneficial interest of property under TOLATA; acting in a claim for an injunction and damages in respect of trespass and nuisance; acting for a mortgagee in a contested mortgage possession claim defended on the grounds of undue influence, non est factum and unconscionable bargain; acting for a defendant in a claim for damages for unlawful eviction; and acting for a landlord in a claim for renewal of a business tenancy.

For example, they would have given carers precedence, even if they weren't relatives of the patient; and they would have made a cohabitee a patient's NP regardless of the length of their cohabitation — and even if the two were heterosexual.

In this respect, they would have greater rights than heterosexual cohabitees.

Under the 2002 draft Bill, a cohabitee of the patient, whether heterosexual or homosexual, would have been the NP, regardless of the length of cohabitation (see the 2002 draft Bill, cl 148 (6)(b)-RRB-.

If carried through, it would change the NR provisions in MeHA 1983: Some homosexual cohabitees would be treated as spouses.

Other areas of expertise include leave to remove, cohabitee and care proceedings.

The team is «always prepared to listen and discuss the merits of different options» and its recent caseload included financial remedy and international divorce proceedings involving high - value assets, cohabitee property disputes and pre-nuptial agreements as well as pension sharing orders and spousal maintenance matters.

«Fantastic lawyer» Christine Plews heads Blake Morgan LLP's practice, which is well respected for family finance work related to divorce and cohabitee disputes and business asset division, as well as cross-border cases relating to children or multi-jurisdictional assets.

Acting for the Government in current judicial review proceedings alleging discrimination within the Local Government Pension Scheme concerning the provision of survivor's benefits to cohabitees.

Strict Property Law applies in these cases and there are no special rights granted to cohabitees.

In the UK the High Court has granted a woman's Inheritance Act 1833 claim against her alleged cohabitee's estate, even though she had a different main postal address from the deceased.

Over the course of a relationship a lot can change and to prevent later problems, I encourage cohabitees to put in writing what their agreement is.

For the twenty - four years I worked almost exclusively in family law, dealing primarily with divorce, ancillary relief (financial / property settlements on divorce), private law children matters and cohabitee disputes.

While many couples choose not to marry or enter into a formal civil partnership, the law does not protect cohabitees in the same way it protects married couples and civil partners.

Anyone who was in some way financially dependent on the deceased at the time of death may be able to make a valid claim, so that also applies to children outside marriages, cohabitees and even mistresses.»

The deceased, a well - known Architect, had promised his cohabitee the flat in which they were living together until his death.

Whilst cohabitees do enjoy legal protection in several areas, they still have significantly fewer rights than couples who are married or in civil partnerships.

Their preliminary recommendations included increasing the category of «natural affection'to include dependent children and parents and also cohabitees.

Family judge, Sir James Munby, voices his views on «no fault» divorce and the difficulties cohabitees often face during relationship breakdown.

The principal measure was based on interviewing the patient about his or her activities over the previous month (corroborated by a cohabitee when possible).