Legal advice on cohabitation agreements

Questioner

I want to terminate the cohabitation agreement and now live elsewhere. The cohabitation agreement does not include anything about housing and alimony. My ex lives in the house, which is, however, entirely in my name. I have no problem with her continuing to live in the house, but how do I approach this legally so that I don't have any problems later if I decide to sell the house? Can I be forced to pay alimony?

Lawyer

Under the circumstances you have described, it is wise to enter into a tenancy agreement with each other. Whether you can be obliged to pay alimony depends on whether you are (or have been) married to each other or have entered into a registered partnership with each other. If this is not the case and you have only drawn up a cohabitation agreement with each other in which nothing is included about any alimony obligation after termination of the cohabitation agreement, your ex-partner will not be able to claim alimony.