THE PROBLEM
A spouse of 11 months has more legal protection than an unmarried partner of 11 years.
Millions of people are living with a legal blind spot they don’t even know exists. When the relationship ends, so does every assumption of protection. No divorce required. No rights recognised. No recourse.
This is the reality for cohabiting partners across the UK and beyond — and it needs to change.
1-2-1 CLARITY CALL
Come with your questions, your stuck points, your next steps. Leave with clarity, direction, and the confidence to move forward — with someone who has lived it.
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COMMUNITY
Together We Are Stronger – This group is for women aged 40s, 50s, and 60s who are starting over alone, whether you’re just leaving, rebuilding, or somewhere in between. You don’t have to have it figured out. You just have to show up.
A private paid community that costs less than a couple of coffees. Where survivors can find support for each other, share resources and keep moving forward — even when it’s baby steps. Join me for the book launches in June and July.
Founding Members can join free for the next two weeks, ending in June. The first book launch is 30th June.
From July 1st, $10/month or $100/year — cancel anytime
My Story
My Story Is My Qualification
Ann Loraine Marshall
I know what it is to be failed by the very systems that were supposed to protect you. I know the silence, the disbelief, the exhaustion of fighting institutions that were never designed with you in mind.
As an unmarried partner of 11 years I discovered the hard way that cohabitation offers almost no legal protection when a relationship ends. What followed was a masterclass in systemic failure — and the reason this book, this platform and this work exists.
“My lived experience isn’t just my story — it reveals what legislation ignores and what reform demands.”
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FOR PROFESSIONALS
Systemic Change Starts With Understanding
I’m offering consulting to legal professionals, law firms and organisations who want to understand where the system breaks down, and how to build something better. I have lived experience of these failures.
Real perspective. Real impact. Real change.
