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July saw the publication of One Plus One's latest research entitled Informing unmarried parents about their legal rights at birth registration by R. Panades, R. Corney, C Ayles, J. Reynolds and F. Hovsepian. The project studies what unmarried parents know about their legal rights and examines the impact of providing legal information on knowledge and behaviour. The study shows that parents can engage with information about their rights if it is delivered in the right way and at the right time and that information given at birth registration does make a difference - only one third of the parents in the study believed that cohabitants had the same rights as married people; previous studies show 50-60% believing this.The publication of our report coincided with the release of the Law Commission's recommendations following extensive consultation on the law affecting cohabitants' property and finances on separation or death. To read our latest publication click here. To view the Law Commission's recommendations click here.