Co-habitation

how do you define co-hab? Been around the houses literally and meta on this one, with the Ex, but they know the system.... "stayed 7 nights that week as Ex was 'ill'". Can't afford more PI costs because all my dosh goes to the single Ex also on welfare IB (she suddenly developed frozen shoulder during divorce proceedings and left work). Unfortunately, the high maintenance is worth them keeping up a charade & I'm Ducked!

There is no definition of cohabitation. Courts look at the nature and duration of a relationship, in particular if the finances are joint.

There is a list somewhere that I recall that I will try to find.

In general it looks to daily contact, the nature of the relationship, shared finances etc.

The problem is that if the parties say they are not co-habiting (and the benefit system works against co-habitees) then it is really hard to prove.

The best test is whether the third party actually has somewhere else to live.

Muchas Gracias

Relevant case law is santos v santos, its in the wiki library if you have time to read it.