SAN MATEO, Calif. , Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Madigan & Lewis, LLP, a leading California family law firm, is shedding light on a growing relationship trend among older adults: Living Apart Together (LAT). Increasingly, couples over 50 are choosing to remain in committed partnerships while maintaining separate households, often to preserve independence, protect assets, or avoid the legal and financial complexities of remarriage.

LAT relationships offer many benefits for seniors, including the ability to maintain autonomy, safeguard family inheritances, and enjoy companionship without merging finances or property. However, Madigan & Lewis warns that LAT partners have no automatic legal protections in California, unlike married or registered domestic partners.

"LAT relationships can

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