Family law and divorce in the news
Family law moves: court fees change, judgments land, and the way separating couples are treated shifts with them. Each week we pick the stories that actually matter to families in England and Wales, explain what happened in plain English, and set out what it means for your situation. Written by Jess Knauf and grounded in the same sourced, checked approach as the rest of this site.
Latest · 15 August 2026
Do unmarried couples have rights when they split up?
The government’s consultation on rights for cohabiting couples closed on 14 August. It proposes property orders and lump sums where a couple lived together for three years or share a child. Here is what the law gives unmarried partners today, and what could change.
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15 August 2026Do unmarried couples have rights when they split up?
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17 July 2026After England’s World Cup defeat: emergency domestic abuse protection and non-molestation orders
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About the author. Jess Knauf is Director of Client Strategy at Mediate UK, part of Family Legal Ltd, the publisher of this site. She writes our news coverage; every guide on the site is separately reviewed by an FMC accredited family mediator.