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Why the law favours married couples more in asset disputes

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Unmarried couples will have to prove their cases based on the amount of money that they have put into any shared assets.

Unmarried couples will have to prove their cases based on the amount of money that they have put into any shared assets.

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When it comes to asset division, the law favours married couples more than those who choose to cohabit because non-financial contributions will not be considered in their disputes.

In such cases, they will have to prove their cases based on the amount of money that they have put into any shared assets.

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