Hi, Ive just read in the newspapers this morning about the proposed new rights of unmarried couples relating to property etc. What if a couple do not want these rights? Do they only come into effect if contracts are signed by both parties?
[FONT=Verdana, Arial][FONT=Verdana, Arial] But it said it was time to "debunk the myth" that so-called common-law wives and husbands have legal rights.
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[/FONT]Ray Byrne, director of research at the LRC said: "Couples who have been living together for a long time wrongly assume that they have a degree of legal protection but they don't.
Unmarried couples are to be given legal recognition regarding property, wills, social welfare payments, taxes etc etc. Its on the cover of the Independent.