Tag Archives: pre-marital cohabitation

Living With Your Girlfriend/Boyfriend and Plan to Marry? Why You Need a Co-Habitation Agreement

IF YOU ARE LIVING WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND OR BOYFRIEND, AND LATER MARRY THEM, YOU NEED A CO-HABITATION AGREEMENT OR YOU MAY BE PAYING MAINTENANCE (f/k/a “ALIMONY”) FROM THE DAY THEY MOVED IN WITH YOU. THEY CAN ALSO HAVE YOU THROWN OUT OF YOUR OWN HOME. The most recent changes to New York State Family Court… Read More »

Just Because You are Not Married Does Not Mean You are Safe

People spend their lives living together without marriage. Many believe that this is without significant entanglements. They are wrong. There are great dangers to living with someone and, there are dangers that you would never see coming. In 2010 there was the update to the matrimonial law which came into effect in 2016. It changed… Read More »