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Expert Advice

Jun. 1, 2013

Agreements for Living Together

Any couple contemplating living together should also consider creating a cohabitation agreement.

With all the news about same-sex marriage and changing norms between partners, attorneys often overlook a useful tool for their family-law clients: the cohabitation agreement. These are much the same as a prenuptial agreement, but designed to govern the relationship between parties who are not married.

Clients who have created significant wealth and perhaps survived a difficult divorce may promise never to marry again - not realizing that the decision to live with a ...

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