Bill Title: Creates the Uniform Cohabitants' Economic Remedies Act. Allows an individual who is or was a cohabitant to commence an action on a contractual or equitable claim that arises out of contributions to the relationship, including allowing an action to be commenced on behalf of or against a deceased cohabitant. Provides that a claim for breach of a cohabitants' agreement accrues on breach and may be commenced, within 5 or 10 years after it first accrues, during cohabitation or after termination of cohabitation. Includes instances when a cohabitants' agreement may be unenforceable or voidable. Allows a cohabitant to commence an equitable action against the other cohabitant concerning entitlement to property based on the contributions to the relationship, and such an action accrues on termination of cohabitation. Sets forth applicability, governing law, effect of a court order or judgment on a third party, principles of law and equity, uniformity of application and construction, relation to electronic signatures, and transitional provisions. Defines terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-24 - Referred to Assignments [HB4404 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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