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Cohabitation agreements and marriage agreements aren't for everyone. People who are bringing a lot of property, money, or children into a relationship may want a cohabitation agreement or a marriage agreement. People who don't have property or children, are young, and expect to have a long-term relationship may not need an agreement. | Cohabitation agreements and marriage agreements aren't for everyone. People who are bringing a lot of property, money, or children into a relationship may want a cohabitation agreement or a marriage agreement. People who don't have property or children, are young, and expect to have a long-term relationship may not need an agreement. | ||
''Separation agreements'' are made after a relationship has ended. They | ''Separation agreements'' are made after a relationship has ended. They talk about how a couple has agreed to deal with things like the care of children, child support and spousal support, and how the family assets <span class="noglossary">will</span> be shared. Separation agreements don't have to cover all the family law problems a couple have. They can deal with just some of those problems and leave the rest for the court to decide. | ||
Normally a couple talk together about the issues and try to make an agreement that they are both happy with. It is unusual for just one person to make the separation agreement without talking to the other person. ''You do not have to sign a separation agreement if you don't want to.'' | Normally a couple talk together about the issues and try to make an agreement that they are both happy with. It is unusual for just one person to make the separation agreement without talking to the other person. ''You do not have to sign a separation agreement if you don't want to.'' | ||