The arguments for and against legalising prenups in this country have been done to death and I don’t intend to rehearse them all over again. For the uninitiated, my view is that they will only ever affect a small minority of wealthy people. As …
The latest report from the Centre for Social Justice Have you seen the latest report from the Centre for Social Justice? I am no fan of this right-wing think tank, founded by Iain Duncan Smith MP, which left me flabbergasted last year when it …
A blog reader enquired recently about the cohabitation legislation in Australia, asking: “Are you familiar with it and its effects and what is your opinion?” This was an interesting request, so I asked Jennifer Hollyer, a talented trainee …
JK Rowling makes a very sympathetic case in The Times for the plight of lone parent families living on benefits. If she wasn’t known to be such a great friend and supporter of the Labour Party and the Browns, one might be wholly, instead of …
Today I appeared on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour in a debate with Baroness Ruth Deech about the subject of cohabitation.
The latest UK divorce statistics show that a marriage ending in divorce has, on average, lasted 11.7 years. This has given rise to a new term: the “11-year itch”. So why get married? Because it is still seen as the right thing to do? Because it …
I have a personal interest in the Law Commission’s proposals to revamp the law for cohabiting couples, which would give cohabitees the same rights on death as married couples. As a cohabitee of almost six years, who has only recently agreed to …
Tepid welcome for Law Commission’s review of intestacy laws for cohabitants 3 November 2009 Cohabitants who have lived together for more than five years could be given the same rights on death as married couples under plans unveiled by the …
From the comment pages of the Yorkshire Post, 23/10/2009. Divorced from reality in the 21st century By Marilyn Stowe WE should all be raising glasses this week to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Divorce Reform Act 1969 gaining royal …
I wanted to put my last post, about the Centre for Social Justice’s plans for cohabiting couples, into a factual and legal context. The couple I am about to describe never gave a thought to the nightmare “what if” scenario that …
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Q&A on finances and divorce with Marilyn Stowe – Wednesday February 8th
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