The cohabitation relationship between men and women can be dissolved through consultation. If the dissolution of the cohabitation relationship has disputes over the division of property, child rearing, etc., they can bring a lawsuit to the court.
 Legal basis: Article 1 of Judicial Interpretation II of the Marriage Law: The people's court will not accept a lawsuit filed by a party requesting the dissolution of the cohabitation relationship.
 However, if the cohabitation relationship requested by the parties belongs to the cohabitation of a spouse with another person as stipulated in Articles 3, 32 and 46 of the Marriage Law, the people's court shall accept it and dissolve it according to law.
 If a party brings a lawsuit due to a dispute over the division of property or the upbringing of children during the period of cohabitation, the people's court shall accept it.