Family Law: Cohabitation
Commons · Question 43290 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the non-recognition of unmarried partnerships in family law on economic abuse.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 7 Apr 2025
The financial difficulties which cohabitants can face when their cohabiting relationships come to an end is a matter of concern. The Government committed in its manifesto to strengthening the rights and protections for women in cohabiting couples within i...