22/02/2023
TOLATA Claims – What are they?
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Families and Households 2020 report identified that the total number of opposite-sex cohabiting couples has increased from around 1.5 million in 1996 to around 3.6 million in 2021, an increase of 144%. During the same period, the number of same-sex cohabiting couples has increased from around 16,000 to 166,000, an increase of 938%. This data correlates with the increase in TOLATA proceedings processed via the Court in recent years.
Unlike married couples, cohabiting couples do not have an automatic right to ownership of each other’s property in the event of a relationship breakdown. In this instance, the Court have no power to override the strict legal ownership of property – as you may expect with a divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership.
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Changes to Divorce legislation by Edmondson Hall Solicitors
