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Cohabitation Agreement – Family Lawyers Dot Co
Cohabitation Agreement

Separating spouses and civil partners have different rights and the court has general powers to redistribute property between the parties. This does not apply to separating couples who choose to live together. The court has no general powers in these circumstances although it does have very limited power to make capital provision for a child of the relationship.

It is becoming increasingly common for couples who are deciding to live together to establish an agreement (Cohabitation Agreement.) This provides the parties with a degree of surety and control in the event of breakup. Such an agreement can be established before or at the time they begin cohabiting.

We ensure that your Cohabitation Agreement reflects your needs and requirements. This ensures the enforceability of your agreement is maximised should the parties decided to part.

How much is the Fixed Fee Cohabitation Agreement Package?

Our fixed fee: 240

What is included in the fixed fee (assuming the parties agree terms)?

A complete end-to-end service, from initial instruction to Decree Absolute

Advice by consultation (face-to-face via Skype, telephone, email or letter)

Obtaining information necessary to draft the document

Advising you of issues you may wish to consider

Advising you of the responsibilities and implication of signing a Cohabitation Agreement

Drafting the agreement

Arranging for signing by both parties

Providing you with a copy of the final document

Regular updates by letter/email/phone/SMS

Why pay a fixed fee?

Paying a fixed fee provides you with certainty about the costs involved. If choosing not to pay a fixed fee, the alternative is to pay an hourly rate for the time spent on your case. The question is simply whether you would prefer to pay for the work that is needed or are you happy to pay by the hour for the time taken to accomplish the task?’