The right to sue after a break-up

[AB Asks]

Couples who split up could be forced to pay each other compensation. Plans for new laws would give anyone who has been in an 'intimate' relationship the right to sue or ask for a share of the house. The scheme will contain no safeguards to protect people from gold digging partners even if their relationship was short. What do you think? Would this scare you off living with someone?

[Yorkie580]

Yes... although what's the actual source of this info?

[Kathyan]

How many more stupid laws is this government going to inflict on us? I thought this was a free country but we are fast descending into a dictatorship!

[Pippa68]

Of course it would!

How romantic..imagine the scene. Pre-nups all over the place and gold-digging partners rubbing their hands with glee.

Is the UK another American state already?

[ruby27]

Is this an attempt to bring about equality for cohabiting couples who are not married?

Where it the link so that the original source can be read and opinions formed on that basis rather than AB's usual attempt at a provocative or even inflammatory style in the hopes of plenty of responses

[ruby27]

I meant to say if this is to provide non married couples, as individuals following a break up of a relationship the same rights they would have has as married couple then I would agree wholeheartedly that this legislation should be brought in.

Why should someone who has been married days, have more protection than someone who has shared/invested for 20 years plus

[Annlinda]

Would scare the life out of me if I thought that someone who happened to live with me could sue for share of my house. What a crap idea. Goldiggers charter.

[Mumof2]

I read this article this morning in the Daily mail

here is the link
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /news/news.html?in_article_id=461181&in_page_i d=1770

[Pippa68]

I agree with you there, ruby. Co-habiting couples should be considered just as much as married couples..each case should be looked at individually, IMO.

I definately think that in the case of married couples it needs overhauling ~ not sure I agree with a woman being married for two years getting a huge chunk of her husbands pension or spousal maintenance!