Cohabitation law reform in Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorMee, John
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-07T11:13:25Z
dc.date.available2024-03-02T17:36:08Zen
dc.date.available2024-03-07T11:13:25Z
dc.date.issued2011-09en
dc.date.updated2024-03-02T17:36:10Zen
dc.description.abstractThis article considers the new Irish legislative scheme for cohabitants, contained in Part 15 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010. The article discusses the background to the legislation, noting the increase in the prevalence of cohabitation in Ireland and the complexity created by the decision to proceed with reform without attempting to update the provisions of the Irish Constitution related to the family The Irish scheme provides for a range of possible remedies for 'qualifying cohabitants', who must have lived together for at least 5 years, or for at least 2 years if they have a dependent child. The scheme also regulates the making of 'cohabitants' agreements'. A key limitation on the scheme is that the claimant must establish 'financial dependency' as a prerequisite of a remedy. This significantly limits the scope of the scheme and is likely to generate anomalous results, whereby a remedy will be denied to claimants who have suffered serious loss as a result of a relationship but who have not become 'financially dependent'. The article concludes that, in light of the scheme's limited nature and the various problems with its provisions, it is questionable whether its enactment represents a positive development.
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dc.identifier.citationMee, J. (2011) 'Cohabitation law reform in Ireland', Child and Family Law Quarterly, 23(3), pp. 323-343.
dc.identifier.eissn1742-6618
dc.identifier.endpage343
dc.identifier.issued3
dc.identifier.startpage323
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/15634
dc.identifier.volume23
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherJordan Publishingen
dc.rights© 2011, Jordan Publishing. Reproduced by permission of RELX (UK) Limited, trading as LexisNexis. This accepted version is made available under a CC-BY-NC licence.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectCohabitation
dc.subjectIreland
dc.subjectCivil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
dc.subjectFinancial dependency
dc.titleCohabitation law reform in Ireland
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)
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