
Unit 10 - Numerical Referencing
Using OSCOLA
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Barlow and James23sup> describe the treatment of opposite-sex cohabitants by the law as 'schizophrenic' , sometimes treating them as if they were married and sometimes treating it as an inferior form of relationship. They note, for example, that under the Administration of Estates Act 1925, s 46 only a spouse will automatically inherit all or some of their spouse's estate where their husband or wife dies without making a will. Although the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, has in recent years been amended24 to give cohabitants of at least two years the right to make a claim in a similar situation, this is limited to financial provision for maintenance only.25 Barlow and James therefore suggest that 'the law applicable in the event of the death of a cohabitant is confused and contradictory'.26
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