Co-habiting at record high in UK, but offers public no legal protection warn regional experts

Co-habiting couples have hit a record high figure, but too many are unaware that they have no protection by the law if they split, warns a leading law firm.“The law has to change to reflect that cohabiting family couples continue to be the fastest growing family type in the country,” said Melanie Young, of law firm Waldrons.Figures published this month by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), shows that cohabiting couple families in the UK have reached 3.2 million showing an increase of 29.7% in the past decade.“It is possible to live with someone for a generation and even to have