{"id":351867,"date":"2016-04-04T10:46:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/family\/living-together.html"},"modified":"2025-03-19T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:00:00","slug":"living-together","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/family\/living-together.html","title":{"rendered":"Living Together: Laws and Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Living Together: Laws and Rights\n <\/h1>\n \n Living together can sometimes result in unforeseen legal issues. Some steps may help reduce legal headaches during a breakup.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n By Christie Nicholson, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Aisha Success, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Living together can sometimes result in unforeseen legal issues. While there\u2019s a chance you and your significant other will stay together forever, you do need to plan in case of a breakup. You don\u2019t have the legal protections<\/a> that married couples do.<\/p>\n

This section of FindLaw provides valuable information for unmarried couples who live together. We refer to this situation as "cohabitation<\/a>." Here, we\u2019ll discuss some of the major issues you may encounter as part of an unmarried couple. We\u2019ll also explain the differences between being married and cohabiting.<\/p>\n

Use the menus below to navigate to the most relevant topic, or scroll down to continue reading about cohabitation.<\/p>\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Living Together Overview\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/h2>\n \n