Charities say many cohabiters mistakenly believe they hold same rights as married couplesThe government is being urged to provide legal protection to millions of cohabiting couples as evidence emerges of increases in the number of civil partnerships and deathbed weddings.
In a letter to the Guardian on the third Saturday in August – the busiest day for marriages this year – a coalition of legal organisations and family charities has called on ministers to update legislation and tackle the myth of common-law marriage rights in England and Wales.
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Source: theguardian.com