Cohabitation AgreementsHow We Can Help
If you and your partner are in a long term relationship and live together but are not married, you may wish to consider drawing up a Cohabitation Agreement.
Similar to a pre or post Nuptial Agreement, Cohabitation Agreements lay out a set of terms regarding division of finances, assets, children, and more, in the event of your death or the break up of your relationship.
Many people do not realise that Cohabitation Agreements are an option, and are under the impression that arrangements such as these are available only to married couples.
What is a Cohabitation Agreement?
Cohabitation Agreements offer reassurance to couples who do cannot or do not wish to be married, but still seek the security of knowing what will happen to their assets after a break up or should you or your partner pass away.
Many people in long term relationships that also have children believe that they have equal legal entitlements as married couples, but this is unfortunately a misconception. This is how people commonly end up losing out on inheriting assets they would otherwise be entitled to if they had a Cohabitation Agreement with their partner.
As Cohabitation Agreements can cast quite a wide net in terms of what they can cover, please get in contact and a member of our team will be more than happy to see how we can help you in your unique situation.
There are many benefits to choosing to have a Cohabitation Agreement:
- The cost is most often significantly lower than fighting over asset division in court. ‘Sorting it out later’ can become incredibly costly, especially if you and your partner end up being unable to agree on who gets what.
- Drawing up Cohabitation Agreements almost always have a much quicker turnaround than the average court process.
- The stress of going to court can often be overwhelming, whereas being prepared and having an agreement in place beforehand circumvents a lot of these aggravating and high-tension factors.
If you wish to resolve concerns around managing your assets after death or a break up with minimal stress and uncertainty, then a Cohabitation Agreement may be the perfect solution for you.
Why choose Greystone Solicitors?
When dealing with such a sensitive and deeply personal issue, you will find the process significantly easier if you have a solicitor that you can trust and talk openly to. This is one of the best ways in which you can help yourself during any legal process, especially divorce.
Greystone Solicitors has an upstanding reputation for it’s consistently dedicated and sensitive service, endorsed by our clients past and present through excellent reviews on a variety of platforms including Google Reviews and Review Solicitors.
Helpful Links
- The Law Society – Moving in together: getting a cohabitation agreement.
- Why a cohabitation agreement is essential for non-married couples. – An article from The Guardian informing on the importance of Cohabitation Agreements.
- Citizens Advice Bureau – Living together and marriage: legal differences.
- Our Contact Details.
- Our Fees.
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Meet The Team
Jamila SalamFamily Law Solicitor
Jamila has solid family law experience as a Family Law Solicitor, acquiring a total of six years post-qualified experience, and has adopted a resilient and empathetic approach to her work. Jamila’s specialised advocacy background has enabled her to accrue ample experience in successfully representing clients fully from point of instruction to representation at Court.
Jamila competently and forensically deals with all areas of Family Law including private children matters, divorce, financial relief matters and applications for non-molestation and occupation orders. She is also bilingual in English and Bengali and can interchange between the two seamlessly. Her unwavering interpersonal skills make her highly approachable to clients.
Tanveer MoughalSenior Consultant Solicitor
Tanveer specialises in all areas of family law, English and Islamic wills, estate administration and immigration law. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2010 and has since provided legal services to the local and wider community including many vulnerable clients. Tanveer adopts a firm yet empathetic approach when advising clients in dealing with their legal issues using her strong skills set.
With language skills in Urdu, Mirpuri and Hindi she aims to make legal advice more accessible and to break down communication barriers within minority communities in accessing legal support and guidance using her cultural and legal experience.
Tanveer is a full accredited member of Solicitors For Elderly (SFE) and has specific skills and experience in advising elderly and vulnerable clients.
Katherine MuldoonSenior Family Consultant Solicitor
Katherine was admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales in January 2016 specialising in Family Law.
She has extensive experience dealing in Divorce, Finances, Civil Partnerships and Cohabitation disputes. She has also regularly been instructed in complex and international Children Matters, both Public and Private law, including Adoption, Parental Alienation, Child Abduction and Alternative Family/ Assisted Reproduction matters including Posthumous Conception.
She has been regularly quoted in online articles including discussions on the law surrounding Surrogacy and has appeared live on both TV and Radio in conversations regarding Divorce Reform, and practice and procedure relating to Cohabiting Couples. She has also had many published articles in Family Law Journal and The Review on a range of matters including the requirements in children proceedings involving Domestic Abuse and the expectation on Judges and Local Authorities in Adoption Proceedings.
Idara Osung-EttiFamily Consultant Solicitor
Idara is a newly qualified Solicitor with over 10 years’ experience in the legal field. Prior to qualifying as a Solicitor, Idara worked as a Caseworker with a varied caseload including family law cases. She has a varied caseload covering Private Family matters including Divorce, Child Arrangement Orders, Specific Issues Order, Financial Relief, Special Guardianship, Non-Molestation and Occupation Order.
Idara prides herself in providing solutions to clients who find themselves in difficult family situations with the aim of helping to reduce the mental strain they are feeling. She listens to the issues in the case and then advises on the best way forward. Idara is a member of Resolution.
Nabila IqbalFamily Law Paralegal
Nabila is a Family Law Paralegal. She studied Law LLB (Hons) at City University of London and graduated in 2020. She then moved onto complete the Legal Practice Course in 2021, graduating with a Distinction.
Working under the supervision of the head of Family , Jamila Salam, Nabila has gained experience in dealing with family matters, including Divorce & Separation, Children Matters and Financial Arrangements. Nabila is empathetic and understanding, excelling in making clients feel heard and cared for.
