Change urged to cohabitants' rights

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Angry Young couple sitting on the bed because of  Relationship Difficulties.
Angry Young couple sitting on the bed because of Relationship Difficulties.

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Unmarried women who live with their partners are being "thrown on the scrapheap" without any financial support if the relationship ends, one of Britain's most senior judges has said.

The Government has failed to act on "inescapable" reform of cohabitants' rights and as a result women are being left with "nothing at all", even when they have spent up to 35 years with their partner, Sir James Munby, president of the Family Division said.

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