Mindset Money Success: Property Rights and Economic Abuse in the UK and Spain

About this episode

Loraine Marshall discusses the legal challenges and economic abuse faced by women in cohabiting relationships in the UK and Spain.

Intro In this episode of Mindset Money Success , host Loraine Marshall shares a deeply personal and legal look into the world of cohabitation through an excerpt from her upcoming book, After the Discard - No Divorce Required . Loraine explores the "sudden termination" of relationships, the discard, and the precarious legal positions many women find themselves in when living together without the protections of marriage. Drawing from her own harrowing experience in Spain and the UK, she discusses the gaps in current laws regarding property, inheritance, and the systemic reality of economic abuse. 4 Best Moments The Reality of the Discard: Loraine recounts her personal experience of being "discarded" in Spain, left in a property she helped build but was not legally named on, eventually facing the termination of her water and electricity. The "Ravine" in the Law: A striking look at how current legislation fails to recognise non-earning contributions, such as homemaking and caretaking, leaving women disproportionately disadvantaged during a breakup. The Universal Tactics of Abuse: Loraine explains that while legal borders exist, the tactics of an abuser, specifically the systemic…

People in this episode

Host: Loraine Marshall

Topics covered

• cohabitation
• property rights
• economic abuse
• legal gaps
• women's rights
• relationship termination

Keywords

• cohabitation
• economic abuse
• property rights
• legal issues
• women's rights
• relationship discard
• inheritance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: After the Discard - No Divorce Required

Places: Spain, UK

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