New Rules Coming for Unmarried Couples

On January 1, 2020 new legislation will come into effect with changes for unmarried couples.
One change that will come of this are legislated rules for division of property regarding non-married couples, which prior to the change relied on the law of unjust enrichment and trust law to settle disputes.
There will still need to be a proven adult interdependent relationship under the Adult Interdependent Relationships Act.
The law also abolishes the Married Women’s Act as well as deals with child support matters for non-married couples with adult dependent children.

Chris Dick

Chris is an Associate with Rowanoak Law Office LLP