Nordic Cohabitation Law

By (author) Goran Lind,Tone Sverdrup,Ingrid Lund-Andersen,Margareta Brattstrom,Anna Singer,John Ashland,John Asland,Margareta Brattstroem,Margareta Brattström

ISBN13: 9781780683249

Imprint: Intersentia Ltd

Publisher: Intersentia Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 22/09/2015

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Description
This book describes and analyses the different legal approaches and policy discussion regarding cohabitation in the Nordic countries (Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland). It looks at historical developments, general private law principles, division of property on separation or death of one cohabitant, inheritance, and the regulations concerning children born to cohabitants. It concludes by proposing principles for the regulation of the financial circumstances of cohabitants.
Intersentia viiCONTENTS IN BRIEFPreface ... vTable of Cases ... xvList of Abbreviations ... xixChapter 1. Th e Development of Cohabitation and Cohabitation Lawin the Nordic CountriesGoran Lind ... 1Chapter 2. Property Issues in Cohabitation RelationshipsMargareta Brattstrom ... 57Chapter 3. Financial Settlements on Termination of CohabitationIngrid Lund-Andersen ... 109Chapter 4. Th e Legal Position of the Surviving CohabitantJohn Asland ... 161Chapter 5. Th e Relevance of Cohabitation for Parental RightsAnna Singer ... 211Chapter 6. Th e Distinctive Legal Nature of Cohabitation Relationshipsand the Need for LegislationTone Sverdrup ... 241Chapter 7. Discussion of Legal Policy: Principles for RegulatingCohabitation RelationshipsIngrid Lund-Andersen ... 267References ... 283About the Authors ... 289
  • Comparative law
  • Family law: cohabitation
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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