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Tue 03 Mar 2010Plan to grant legal rights to cohabiting couples criticised
THE GOVERNMENT has been urged to scrap legislation that will introduce legal rights for unmarried couples who separate because it will provide a “bonanza” for lawyers as couples look to secure a share of each other’s wealth.
Under the proposed laws, former live-in partners could be made to pay divorce-style maintenance or give a share of their property to a dependent partner.
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