Cohabitation law reform in England and Wales: the case for reform and challenges of definition

Griffiths, Katherine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8773-8826 2024. Cohabitation law reform in England and Wales: the case for reform and challenges of definition. Probert, Rebecca and Thompson, Sharon, eds. Research Handbook on Marriage, Cohabitation and the Law, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, pp. 322-336. (10.4337/9781802202656.00030)

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Abstract

There have long been calls in England and Wales for the reform of the law regulating the financial consequences of the breakdown of cohabiting relationships. With reference to a new conceptual framework for the legal recognition of adult relationships, this chapter will argue that such a reform is both necessary and overdue, but that function-based frameworks of legal recognition pose particular challenges of definition that require careful consideration. It will be argued that marriage-like definitions are best avoided because they are inherently problematic and instead a flexible definition that takes into account the variety of cohabiting relationships ought to be developed.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Law Schools > Cardiff Law & Politics
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) K Law > KD England and Wales K Law > KD England and Wales > KDC Scotland
Publisher:	Edward Elgar
ISBN:	9781802202649
Last Modified:	18 Feb 2025 14:11
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/166916

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