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‘The present law does not properly recognise, in all their forms, relationships which are deserving of marital status. This is inconsistent with a modern, tolerant society.’
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Assignment 1 12 - 11-2001 Prepared for Claire Aindow by Samantha Day Filename: C:\MyFiles\family law 2.wpd [COMMENT1] Table of Contents Introduction. 1 Marriage. 1 Cohabiting. 3 Property Rights. 3 Children. 5 Conclusion. 6 Table of Statues 7 Table of Cases 7 Bibliography 7 Introduction. 'The present law does not properly recognise, in all their forms, relationships which are deserving of marital status. This is inconsistent with a modern, tolerant society.' In this assignment I have been asked to discuss the above statement with reference not only to unmarried cohabitees, but also to other non traditional partnerships. The areas in which I intend to look are married couples as the traditional form and the 'so called non traditional' relationships of cohabiting, transsexual and same sex couples and what rights they have with regards to matters like property and children on the break down of a relationship whether married or not. Marriage. It may be a surprise to many people that the law is so different for people who have opted to live together as opposed to those who have...
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