Cohabitation Agreements

Do unmarried couples need a cohabitation agreement if they're buying a house together?

Unmarried couples who purchase property together face unique legal challenges since they don't have the automatic protections that marriage provides. A cohabitation agreement can specify how mortgage payments, maintenance costs, and ownership percentages are handled, plus what happens if the relationship ends or one person wants to sell. Without this agreement, couples may face complicated legal disputes over property division, especially if one person contributed more to the down payment or monthly expenses than the other.