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organisations
Citizens Advice Bureau
Myddelton House,
115-123 Pentonville Road,
London N1 9LZ
Tel: 020 7833 2181 (admin only)
Website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk (for local contact details)
CAB volunteers provide free, confidential and independent advice on issues including debt, benefits and housing for people living in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They can also offer guidance on legal matters concerning cohabiting couples, such as cohabitation contracts and child custody and property rights following separation or death. You can search the CAB website to find your nearest branch.
Citizens Advice Scotland
1st Floor
Spectrum House
2 Powderhall Road
Edinburgh EH7 4GB
Tel: 0131 550 1000
Website: www.cas.org.uk
Provides the same resources and advice as the CAB for people living in Scotland.
National Council for One Parent Families
255 Kentish Town Road
London NW5 2LX
Lone Parent Helpline: 0800 018 5026 (Mon-Fri
9am-5pm)
Tel: 020 7428 5400
E-mail: info@oneparentfamilies.org.uk
(not for personal advice)
Website: www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
Provides information for lone parents on a variety of issues
including maintenance, tax credits, benefits, work, education,
legal rights, childcare and holidays. Also information about
other organisations and local groups who may be able to
help.
Resolution
PO Box 302
Orpington
Kent BR6 8QX
Tel: 01689 850 227 (Mon-Fri
9am-5pm)
Website: www.sfla.org.uk
The online portal for the Solicitors Family Law Association (SFLA), an association of over 5,000 solicitors which is best known for its work in handling divorces, separation and custody cases. It also campaigns for a cohabitation law which will accord cohabiting couples the same rights as married couples, such as inheritance rights, the right to live in a property and adoption. The site has helpful factsheets on many common areas of law, including issues around cohabitation. Users can search the site for members of the SFLA who specialise in writing cohabitation contracts and wills.
Stonewall
Stonewall Tower Building
York Road
London SE1 7NX
Info Line: 08000 50 20 50
Tel: 0207 593 1850
Minicom: 020 7881 9996
E-mail: info@stonewall.org.uk
Website: www.stonewall.org.uk
Works to achieve legal equality and social justice for lesbians, gay men and bisexual people through campaigning at government level, working with employers and working in communities to adjust attitudes towards gay and bisexual people.
websites
Adviceguide
www.adviceguide.org.uk
This site from Citizens Advice provides useful advice people in for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The section called 'Cohabitation and Marriage: legal differences' has information on cohabitation contracts and other legal issues such as those concerning children and money.
Advicenow
www.advicenow.org.uk/livingtogether
Informative site setting out what rights couples who live together really have, and clearing up common misconceptions. The website has a series of useful leaflets including wills, pensions and parental responsibility.
The Civil Partnership Act
www.opsi.gov.uk
Read the full Civil Partnership Act which grants some of the same rights enjoyed by married couple to gay couples who register a partnership agreement (or gay marriage). The law comes into effect in December 2005.
UK College Of Family Mediators
www.ukcfm.co.uk
Family mediation services work with both married and unmarried couples who are divorcing or separating and help them to sort out the practical arrangements for the future. This site offers general information about family mediation and about how to find a family mediator.
Community Legal Service Direct
www.clsdirect.org.uk
An easy-to-use service to help people deal with their own legal problems. It provides free information, help and advice direct to the public on a range of common issues.
The Law Society
www.lawsociety.org.uk
The professional body for solicitors in England and Wales. Features a guide to the professional conduct of solicitors and a search facility to help you find your nearest solicitor.
The Law Society of Scotland
www.lawscot.org.uk
The governing body for Scottish solicitors. The website includes a search facility for contact details of solicitors and organisations, including accredited specialists dealing with family law.
The London Partnerships Register
www.london.gov.uk
Set up by the Greater London Authority in 2002, the pioneering register is open to any same-sex or heterosexual couple where one partner is a London resident. Although registration does not automatically confer legal rights as marriage does, it may be used as additional evidence in any dispute or civil action that might arise.
Married Or Not
www.oneplusone.org.uk/marriedornot
Website providing a simple and practical overview of the legal differences between marriage and living together as well as information sheets you can download.
reading
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Cohabitation Rights by Philippa Pearson (Law Pack Publishing, 2001) |
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Cohabitation, Separation and Fatherhood by Charlie Lewis, Amalia Papacosta and Jo Warin (York Publishing Services, 2002) |
Cohabitation Agreement for Unmarried Partners (Lawpack Publishing 1997) |
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