Many people believe that living together in a ‘common law marriage’ entitles them to all the legal rights and responsibilities of a marriage. This widespread belief is a legal myth. Indeed a ‘common law marriage’ has very little to no legal standing in British courts and unfortunately for many couples this has disastrous consequences should…
Men prefer brainier, richer partners Most men want to date someone who is more intellectual than they are, according to a new study into dating and relationships commissioned by Match.com, the UK’s leading online dating company. International polling company, Research Now, polled 5,600 individuals and found that 87% of men want a partner who has…
A study by a US university has found men and women are most upset by different types of infidelity Straight men are more likely than straight women to be most upset by sexual infidelity and less likely than straight women to be most upset by emotional infidelity, according to recent research. Chapman University polled nearly…
Report finds many Muslim women not aware of lack of marital rights Muslim women married in religious ceremonies (Nikah) who have not officially married under English law have inadequate legal protection if their relationship break down. A report entitled Equal and Free? 50 Muslim Women’s Experiences of Marriage in Britain Today, commissioned by Aurat, a…
Change to marriage and civil partnership notice period in the pipeline The Minister for Immigration and Security, James Brokenshire has announced changes to the law aimed at curbing sham marriages, those that take place not for love but for immigration purposes. However the changes to the law will affect all couples wishing to marry or form…
Stats show marriage increasingly only for the wealthy New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that marriage is on its way to becoming the preserve of the wealthiest in society. People in the top income bracket are twice as likely to marry as those who are in the least well-off section of society….
Mass of media coverage surrounding ‘sham marriages’ ‘Sham marriages’, where a couple is not in a genuine relationship but are instead hoping to improve their immigration status, have been a hot topic in the media in the past few weeks. This guest post from legal writer Sara Zadeh takes a look at some of the…
McBusted boy Danny Jones has married a Former Miss England at a low key wedding in Yorkshire. It has been revealed that the Mcfly/McBusted singer and guitarist, Danny Jones, has finally married Georgia Horsley, the model and former Miss England. The ceremony took place on August 2nd in Old Malton, North Yorkshire with a host…
A new study completed by The Marriage Foundation has shown that half of today’s twenty-year-olds will chose never to tie the knot. The report which used figures collected by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that young people today are far less likely to get married than their parents or grandparents. The figures reported…
New data from the ONS has shown that Islington is the “unmarried” capital of England and Wales. The North London Borough was shown to be awash with singletons, more than 60 per cent of Islington residents had never married. All of the other top five unmarried areas where also in London: Islington (59.9%) Lambeth (58.4%)…