Protection, Parity, or Promotion

Public Attitudes to Cohabitation and the Purposes of Legal Reform

Bibliographic Data

ID6090376
AuthorsIan Dey (University of Edinburgh), Fran Wasoff (University of Edinburgh)
Year2007
Volume29
Issue2
Pages159-182
Publication date2007-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLaw & Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9930.2007.00251.x
OpenAlexW1963975634
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

Cohabitation law reform may be informed by different purposes. Three are considered in this paper: protection of parties at risk when relationships break down, parity of treatment between different forms of partnership, and the promotion of particular family forms. These are considered in relation to the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 in the context of recent evidence about public attitudes towards cohabitation. Public attitudes and the approach adopted in the 2006 Act are juxtaposed, raising questions about the alignment of public attitudes and the direction of law reform on cohabitation

Cohabitation · Context (archaeology · General partnership · Geography · Parity (physics · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Law · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies

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