12/09/2026
You have shared a home, your finances and perhaps 20 or 30 years of your life. Surely the law treats you as married?
It might not.
If your partner dies, what you believe you are entitled to and what you actually inherit can be very different. Wilson Browne Solicitors explains why the myth of ‘common law marriage’ could leave an unmarried partner facing a frightening and uncertain future.
https://nnpulse.co.uk/the-myth-of-common-law-marriage-what-happens-when-your-partner-dies/
Wilson Browne Solicitors
Living together for decades does not give unmarried couples the same inheritance rights as spouses or civil partners. Wilson Browne Solicitors explains what this can mean when a partner dies and why early legal advice may help prevent an already difficult situation becoming more complicated. You may...