Money rights when 2 people separate - changes to the law: consultation - easy read version
Easy read version of family law consultation about money rights when two people separate.
Closed
This consultation closed 21 April 2026.
View this consultation on consult.gov.scot, including responses once published.
About this document
This is an Easy Read document.
It is a consultation.
A consultation is a set of questions that the Scottish Government ask everyone to see what they think about new plans.
We want to know what you think about us maybe changing some laws about money rights.
Money rights are the protections in law that we all have for our own money and belongings.
This consultation is about cohabitants who split up.
Cohabitants means people who are in a relationship and live together but are not married.
Splitting up means moving out and ending a relationship.
It is also called separation.
Please read the information in this document.
Then answer the 2 questions near the end.
