With changes to the Civil Partnership laws will someone you live with be entitled to money?

textbook

I heard there's been a change to the civil partnership rules. To have a civil partnership do you have to officially register it? Or if someone just moves into your house for six months do they automatically get civil partnership?

If someone just moved into your flat (which you owned) and lived there for years could they be entitled to half the flat or some of it? If they hadn't registered that you and them had a civil partnership just moved in.

unforeseen

A civil partnership needs to be registered otherwise it is just 2 people living together.

The only change is that now mixed sex couples can register a civil partnership whereas before it was only same sex

Kynthia

I'm not sure you understand what a civil partnership is. Before same-sex couples could marry, the only way they could be legally joined was to form a civil partnership via a ceremony with a registrar.

Without the legal ceremony you are not civil partners or married, no matter how long you live together. Are you thinking of "common law" partnerships as it's a phrased used by many to mean a couple living as a married couple without being married. However legally in England there's no such thing, and couples not in a marriage or civil partnership have no more rights or protections than strangers.

Mrs_Ryan

I’m having a Civil Partnership ceremony in February and in order for it to be legally recognised, it has to be registered on approved premises (this can be a room in the local registry office or any premises licensed for civil marriages/ civil partnerships) in front of a registrar and 2 witnesses. Forms have to be signed and a certificate as proof it has been registered will be produced. 28 days notice has to be given, like a marriage.
It’s a legally binding partnership unlike if someone just moves in then there’s no legal partnership.

hazyjo

Ignoring the civil partnership bit as it's been covered above, it's usually advised on here that if the homeowner didn't want their partner gaining an interest in their property, their partner should not contribute to the mortgage nor any renovations, etc. It's generally advised they pay half bills, food, etc.

If they're getting a bargain, they should be thinking about saving a good chunk it might be costing them in rent/ownership elsewhere as a bit of a 'get out plan', or to put towards a property when/if they do decide to buy together in the future whereby hopefully their deposits may be more equal.

textbook

hazyjo wrote: »

Ignoring the civil partnership bit as it's been covered above, it's usually advised on here that if the homeowner didn't want their partner gaining an interest in their property, their partner should not contribute to the mortgage nor any renovations, etc. It's generally advised they pay half bills, food, etc.

If they're getting a bargain, they should be thinking about saving a good chunk it might be costing them in rent/ownership elsewhere as a bit of a 'get out plan', or to put towards a property when/if they do decide to buy together in the future whereby hopefully their deposits may be more equal.

What I'm getting at is I own my own flat. If a girl moves in with me and lives there for years then we split up, can she take half my flat if no civil partnership or marriage? I heard at least a few years ago unless you were married or put them on the deeds they get nothing under UK rules. In Canada if they just live with you for six months they get half the property. worried we're heading towards a Canadian way!