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Today, there are more unmarried individuals living together as committed couples than ever before. Being an unmarried, committed couple is a conscious choice to share the most important and intimate aspects of your lives; your homes, your finances, your children. You don’t need to be legally married to benefit from legal rights and obligations. Protect what is most important to you.
Whether you are already raising a family together or want to start a family, looking to protect shared or individual assets, or want to ensure that your wishes as a couple are recognized by other family members, you will want to make sure that you have an attorney who is knowledgeable about your legal rights as unmarried partners. The attorneys at Borras & Latino can provide an open and honest assessment of your situation, and give you the legal advice you need to make sound decisions.
Among the many issues unmarried partners face are:
Finances
- As a couple, there are likely to be financial obligations that are shared and those that are not, and it makes sense to secure and strengthen the financial decisions that you’ve already agreed upon.
Joint Property
- Married couples share all properly jointly by Florida Statutes. Unmarried couples, however, will need to decide what property they want shared and how. If you are buying a home, a car, or making some other large purchase together, you'll want to know that you both have legal ownership.
Children
- The number of children being born or adopted into single or unmarried families has increased significantly over the past decade. Since children are our most important assets, it is of paramount importance that their financial and emotional needs are secured. Whether you share children already, raise children together or wish to start a family, you'll want a knowledgeable attorney to guide you through your child-sharing arrangements.
Health
- Married couples share a right to be by one another's bedsides during times of significant illness and hospitalization, and to make significant healthcare decisions for their spouse. Unmarried partners share no such rights without specific legal documents. When it comes to your health and your partner's health, you want to make sure that you are legally protected when it comes to the other’s important healthcare decisions.
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