Anyone in an informal life partnership arrangement should beware the extremely prevalent – and extremely dangerous – myth of the “common law marriage”.
We discuss the risks of relying on this myth with reference to a recent High Court case in which a couple split after a 22 year relationship.
The life partner holding the assets vigorously defended the other partner’s claim to a 50% share, and her struggle to prove the existence of a “universal partnership” shows how difficult it can be to exit such a relationship with even the smallest financial benefit.
The claimant in this case was fortunate in eventually being awarded a 30% share (better than nothing, but not 50%!)
Fortunately our law offers you a quick and simple solution…
