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I seem to remember this doing the rounds before & it was shelved because the govt didn't think it would go down that well with the electorate.
I've got mixed views on this and I know that some people at present get a raw deal but ultimately if you want the same rights as a married couple you should get married or enter a civil partnership. Of course, if there are children involved or if one partner has become dependent to a degree on the other then some provision should be made (and I think it presently is, certainly where children are involved). To be put in a situation though where you are potentially going to have to give up half of everything you own / earn to somebody you've been co habiting with for a couple of years seems completely iniquitous. Looks like another sledgehammer to crack a nut to me.
I seem to remember this doing the rounds before & it was shelved because the govt didn't think it would go down that well with the electorate.
I've got mixed views on this and I know that some people at present get a raw deal but ultimately if you want the same rights as a married couple you should get married or enter a civil partnership. Of course, if there are children involved or if one partner has become dependent to a degree on the other then some provision should be made (and I think it presently is, certainly where children are involved). To be put in a situation though where you are potentially going to have to give up half of everything you own / earn to somebody you've been co habiting with for a couple of years seems completely iniquitous. Looks like another sledgehammer to crack a nut to me.
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