Unmarried Partners in UK Law

  • Unmarried long-term partners should be better protected by the law (UK)
    • LexBlog United Kingdom
    In February 2017, the UK Court of Appeal found that a woman who lost her long-term partner deserves the same pay-out benefits given to those partners who were married or in a civil partnership. Cur...
  • Unmarried Partner Visa
    • Mondaq UK
    ...For the purposes of UK immigration law, unmarried partners are ... couples who have been in a durable relationship similar to marriage ... or civil partnership for at least two years before applying for a ... ...
  • Sexual Orientation And Pensions
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... Where a plan currently pays benefits to opposite sex unmarried partners, but not same sex unmarried partners, this is likely to be direct ... ...
  • Haven't Made A Will? Changes To Who Inherits Your Estate
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... for children, and there are many other people (particularly unmarried partners) who will still not inherit anything at all under the intestacy ... ...
  • The Year in Estate Planning — 2020 Popular Reads on JD Supra
    • JD Supra United Kingdom
    A year-end recap of well-read estate planning publications on JD Supra during 2020.
    ... ... Marvin Claims Between Unmarried Partners Will Abound in Post-Marriage California – A Conversation with ... ...
  • Why Do You Need A Will?
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... wanted it ... Unless they have a will, unmarried partners or civil partners ... cannot inherit from each other, which may ... ...
  • Making The Leap? - Next Steps For Cohabiting Couples
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... lockdown had accelerated the moving in process for ... We urge unmarried partners to consider a cohabitation or ... 'living together' agreement ... ...
  • Making A Will
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... This does not apply to unmarried partners ... Anything you leave to charity is also free of inheritance ... ...
  • UK, EU Release Joint Brexit Report Impacting Employers and EU Nationals
    • JD Supra United Kingdom
    Employers should audit the immigration status of their workforce, review long-term recruitment, and take a number of other steps to manage risks and ensure a smooth transition into a post-Brexit wo...
    ... ... This includes spouses, unmarried partners, children, grandchildren, dependent parents, and grandparents ... ...
  • The Myth Of The "Common Law Marriage"
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... the deceased's estate. Where a couple are unmarried, any ... children will be at the top of this list, but if there are no ... Unmarried ... partners do not feature at all in the list of family members who ... inherit under ... ...
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