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Originally Posted by Si
Not sure on that one, I thought they did. After being together for 2 years or something.
But fuck knows, you could just deny knowing her if you split up  |
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governme...es/DG_10026937
Cohabitation - living together
There are over four million couples living together in England and Wales in cohabitation. Although cohabitants are now given legal protection in several areas, they and their families have significantly fewer rights and responsibilities than people who are married or who have formed a civil partnership.
Most people think that, after they've been living with their partner for a couple of years, they become 'common law husband and wife' with the same rights as married couples. This is not the case. In fact, couples who live together have hardly any of the same rights as married couples or civil partners.
There is no such thing as ‘common law marriage’.