Nordic cohabitation law / John Asland, Margareta Brattström, Göran Lind, Ingrid Lund-Andersen, Anna Singer, Tone Sverdrup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asland, John, author.

Brattström, Margareta, author.

Lind, Göran, author.

Lund-Andersen, Ingrid, author.

Singer, Anna, author.

Sverdrup, Tone, author.

Series:

European family law series ; 37.

European family law series ; 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unmarried couples--Legal status, laws, etc--Scandinavia.

Unmarried couples.

Unmarried couples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Scandinavia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 290 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Intersentia, 2015.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The development of cohabitation and cohabitation law in the Nordic countries

Property issues in cohabitation relationships

Financial settlements on termination of cohabitation

The legal position of the surviving cohabitant

The relevance of cohabitation for parental rights

The distinctive legal nature of cohabitation relationships and the need for legislation

Discussion of legal policy : principles for regulating cohabitation relationships.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jan 2018).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781780685366

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.