Cohabitation Claims

Referred to as meretricious relationships, cases involving cohabitation claims can be quite emotionally taxing for the client. Not only is there some distress over the break up of a relationship, but there also may be legal ramifications as well.

Generally speaking, in cohabitation claims one party believes that he or she did not receive their fair share of the parties' accumulations while they were together. Conversely, the other party typically does not believe any such entitlement is necessary, or even deserved. Often, settlement of a cohabitation claim is difficult to achieve since the parties have great differences of opinion about the quality and nature of their relationship. As a result, cost-effective litigation is at a premium.