Co-habitation Agreement Solicitors
Living with your partner but not married? We can help you protect your rights and finances as an unmarried couple living together.
If you have no plans to get married but you and your partner are thinking of moving in together, before you take that next step, you may wish to consider a co-habitation agreement as a way of protecting your rights and finances should you later split-up.
Are you looking for the best co-habitation agreement solicitor?
As a co-habiting couple, you do not have the same rights and protections as a married couple which leaves you open to lengthy disagreements and costly legal disputes after a break-up.
JD Spicer Zeb Solicitors, in London have been representing couples across the UK, for many years, helping them to secure their rights and assets with a co-habitation agreement that works best for them.
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Why choose JD Spicer Zeb’s co-habitation agreement solicitors?
Our dedicated team of co-habitation agreement solicitors offer a personal and bespoke service to match your individual circumstances and unique relationship dynamic.
We will discuss your concerns, advise you on issues to consider and explain your rights and options in a clear, concise and jargon free way.
We will be on hand to guide and support you in a way that will help you reach all the important decisions necessary to ensure your relationship has the right protections. Our aim will be to help you find the right solution that will achieve a satisfactory and fair outcome for everyone involved.
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We always work with the most experienced and best leading UK barristers, KCs (Kings Counsel). We cover all criminal cases 24/7 at the police station and court. Offices in London, Birmingham, and Manchester cover cases across England and Wales. We can offer Legal Aid and affordable Private fee agreements. We can see you the same day, including virtually. Our Senior Partners supervise all of our cases.
How quickly do you respond?
We respond quickly even during out of hours. We do not get our work by paying for online adverts but based on the fact that few criminal law firms can match our 45 years of experience. Most of our cases are still from word-of-mouth recommendations from satisfied clients. We are called daily by dissatisfied clients from firms with less experience than us. We respond very quickly to new enquiries. We know what clients seek and so we update clients rapidly.
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We always keep you updated and give straightforward advice. We will get cases dropped early where the case is weak or should not be prosecuted. We will be upfront with you about where you can benefit from a good result with an early guilty plea, such as a discount on your sentence. As we work on cases across all levels with clients from all walks of life, we are excellent at giving clear, spot-on advice. As an established firm, we can allocate a whole team to your case often at short notice to secure evidence to minimise the damage to you.
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Do you offer free consultations?
Where it is possible, we aim to provide an initial consultation to you. If we can speak to you, we can if required inform you about –
- Whether we can take the case on and our relevant experience.
- Public and private funding benefits.
- Assistance in applying for legal aid where we are likely to accept instructions.
- An outline of options in police interview only. We will not advise you on which option to adopt.
- Providing our free written guide explaining the police station process.
- The gravity of routine and day-to-day offences you face.
- Consequences of not attending the court or police station.
- Consequences of interfering with any witnesses.
- Retaining any evidence in support of your case.
- If possible an outline of the elements of the offence that the police or CPS must prove.
- This consultation will normally be by telephone or email and will only be for as long as we deem necessary to establish if we can act for you. If we cannot usefully give you any advice in this manner then we will not continue with the consultation. We will not discuss the case in depth for you to be able to decide on your plea or any significant aspect of the case, as this cannot be undertaken informally.
- Referring you, if possible, to other firms for matters out of our specialism or if we cannot help.
Consultations do not apply to the following cases –
- If we do not intend to take the case on.
- Road Traffic cases, drink driving, drug driving, driving bans, speeding, no insurance, mobile phone use, points etc.
- In all cases where we do not have the capacity to take your case or the availability of suitably qualified staff to provide an initial free consultation. This is applicable in all cases but especially where a more senior lawyer is required because of your personal needs or the complexity of the case.
- Harassment/stalking/ coercive behaviour/malicious communications or road traffic cases and most sensitive cases. These cases are often too complicated to assess in short consultations.
- The locations concerned may be too distant to represent you adequately or it may not be cost-effective for you or us.
- The case is too complicated to assess or raises various charges or facts, complexity, or history to be considered informally or in a short consultation.
- In most Legal aid transfers where legal aid is granted to another firm except in very grave cases, we may assess the case and merits for a transfer.
- If your relationship has broken down with your existing solicitor or several solicitors.
- If you have been released under investigation and have already had a police station attendance.
- If you hold legal aid with another firm and seek a second opinion.
- If you are calling on behalf of the client as a friend or family member unless you have full authority and full facts.
- To businesses.
- Advising whether you were given good advice by your other solicitor.
- Whether to decide to plead guilty or not guilty.
- Whether you have an arguable defence in law or factually complicated defences.
- Any advice you have had after your first court appearance.
- Any advice on appeal on conviction or sentence.
- If we feel we are unable to communicate with you.
- If we are likely to be conflicted or breach our professional rules.
How can JD Spicer Zeb’s co-habitation agreement solicitors help me?
A Co-habitation Agreement, or a Living Together Agreement as it is sometimes referred to, is a formal agreement that sets out the financial terms of your relationship, helping you to avoid any conflict, financial difficulties or future problems in your relationship.
By drawing up an agreement, you create greater certainty and clarity about who will take responsibility for what, in respect of assets and finances and living arrangements such as:
- Family
- Property Rights
- Custody of Pets
- Care of Children
- Shared Assets
- Rent Payments
- Mortgage Payments
- Bills
- Cars
- Shared Bank Accounts
- Life Insurance Policies
- Pensions
- Debts
Making a co-habitation agreement before you begin living together is a wise and prudent step to safeguard your personal assets, property and investments, giving you confidence and peace of mind when moving forward in your relationship.
Whilst it is best to make a co-habitation agreement before you formally live together, if you have already moved in with your partner it is not too late to make an agreement to formalise your living and financial arrangements. Even if you and your partner have lived together for decades, you can still benefit from drawing up an agreement with us today.
Contact our co-habitation agreement solicitors today
For specialist advice and guidance on how a co-habitation agreement could work for you, please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated team of co-habitation agreement lawyers in London on telephone:
- Brent & Camden London Office: 020 7624 7771
Or email: solicitors@jdspicer.co.uk
Alternatively, you can fill out our quick online enquiry form and we will get back to you, as soon as possible.
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