A recent poll has revealed widespread support across Britain for the idea that civil partnership should be available to all couples. According to the Equal Civil Partnership Campaign, 57% of respondents to the Populus poll supported the idea that civil partnerships should be open to both mixed-sex and same-sex couples, compared to only 20% who…
A high court judge in London has recently given his decision in the long-running divorce dispute between millionaire couple Khoo Kay Peng and Pauline Chai, reports the Guardian. The couple had been married for 42 years, but their relationship eventually came to an end in 2012. Khoo is the non-executive chair of Laura Ashley, and…
New research into the factors that have the biggest impact on couples’ relationships in the UK has found that money worries are the biggest cause of stress and strain. The survey, by relationships charities Relate, Relationships Scotland and Marriage Care, found that 26% of UK adults say financial worries are placing a strain on their…
New research from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has found that young people in Britain are more likely than older generations to describe a married person having an affair as “never acceptable”. The survey from the NatCen Panel found that two thirds (66%) of people aged 18-34 describe extra-marital sexual relationships as never…
New research from Direct Line Pet Insurance has revealed that as many as 28% of people would consider putting a prenuptial agreement in place to cover custody of their pets in the event that a relationship breaks down. A ‘pet-nuptial’ is a deed of agreement between the parties who set out clearly what will happen…
A new study has claimed that the UK has one of the highest rates of family instability in the developed world. According to pro-marriage think tank Marriage Foundation, the study shows that three in five (62%) British children born to unmarried parents who are living together experience family breakdown before they hit their teens. In…
The UK Government has published new figures that it says show thousands of children are benefiting from their separated parents working together on child maintenance arrangements. According to the figures, the parents of more than 15,900 children have set up ‘family-based arrangements’ for paying child maintenance after receiving information and support from Child Maintenance Options….
In an interesting story from across the pond, the state of Alaska has apparently passed an amendment to its laws on divorce that will change the way pets are treated when their owners get divorced. The Daily Mail reports that in all other states in the US, pets are treated as property when it comes…
As many as one in three parents are apparently reluctant to leave an inheritance to their married children, because they fear the relationship will end in divorce and ultimately result in assets leaving the immediate family. The study, by Investec Wealth & Investment, found that 12% of parents said their children’s marriages had already broken…
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed a fall in the number of divorces that took place in England and Wales during 2014. The figures show that: There were 111,169 divorces in 2014, a decrease of 3.1% compared with 2013 and a decline of 27% from a recent peak in…
