A critique of the cohabitation provisions of the Civil Partnership Bill 2009
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Date
2009
Authors
Mee, John
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Sweet & Maxwell/Round Hall
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Abstract
Analyses the scheme relating to cohabitation outside marriage or civil partnership provided for in the Civil Partnership Bill 2009 Pt 15. Summarises, and identifies problems relating to, some of the provisions in Pt15, including the definitions of cohabitant and qualified cohabitant in s.170, the requirement of financial dependency underpinning the entitlement to financial redress for qualified cohabitants under ss.171, 172, 173 and 185, and the enforceability of cohabitant agreements. Notes conflict between the entitlement to financial provision and the principle of a clean break between the parties.
Legislation Cited: Civil Partnership Bill 2009 s.170, s.171, s.172, s.173, s.185, s.199 (Ireland)
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Clean break , Cohabitation , Cohabitation agreements , Dependants , Financial provision , Ireland , Relationship breakdown , Family law
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Mee, J. (2009) 'A critique of the cohabitation provisions of the Civil Partnership Bill', Irish Journal of Family Law, 12(4), pp. 83-92
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© 2009. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in the Irish Journal of Family Law following peer review. The definitive published version [Mee, J. (2009) 'A critique of the cohabitation provisions of the Civil Partnership Bill', Irish Journal of Family Law, 12(4), pp. 83-92] is available online on Westlaw IE