Cohabitation Agreements

Hibberts offers expert advice and assistance to clients in relation to the creation of cohabitation agreements.

With cohabitee families being a growing family type, cohabitation agreements have increasingly grown in prominence. Cohabitation agreements can cover a wide range of issues such as deciding how the mortgages and bills etc will be paid, how finances will be shared, how assets should be split on a relationship breakdown.

For this agreement to be valid, there are formalities that need to be followed which are included but not limited to the following:-

• Both parties must freely and voluntarily enter the agreement
• Both parties receive their own independent legal advice regarding the agreement

Our Specialist Team can assist you in every stage in the creation of a pre-nuptial agreement, including but not limited to the following:-

• Advising on the fairness of a cohabitation agreement
• Compiling and preparing any financial disclosure for exchange
• Drafting the cohabitation agreement
• Negotiating the terms of a cohabitation agreement

Our Family Law Department offers a fixed-fee initial appointment to all new clients.

Please telephone the office to speak to our Family Law Department  on 01270 624225 or email enquiries@hibberts.com for further information.