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<p>It is important that people are aware of the legal distinctions between getting
married, forming a civil partnership and living together as cohabitants. The Government
has already taken steps in this area. The Department for Education’s statutory guidance
on relationships education includes the need for schools to ensure that pupils are
aware of what marriage is, including its legal status and the legal status of other
types of long-term relationship. The Government is also reviewing the information
currently available to the public on the legal rights afforded to spouses, civil partners,
and cohabiting couples.</p><p>The Government considers that existing work underway
on the law of marriage and divorce, which are directly relevant to issues concerning
cohabitants, must conclude before considering any change to the law in respect of
the rights of cohabitants on relationship breakdown.</p>
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