11 October 2013
The rise and pitfalls of cohabitation
Marriage (tick), house (tick), baby (tick)…. Or maybe not…
As we plough forward into the 21st century, the classic life plan of finding someone to marry, setting up home and starting a family (in that order) has become old-fashioned, impracticable and, to many people, undesirable. These days, the focus for many 20 and 30-somethings is on recession-proof careers and getting on the property ladder. Marriage and children often come later, if at all.
1 August 2013
Not yet happily ever after: legalisation of gay marriage is just the beginning
Finally. The dates are being set, the venues are being booked and the wedmin spread sheets are up and running. The law has caught up. Gay marriage is now legal in England and Wales and no doubt the first same sex wedding plans are underway.
12 February 2013
Could a modern redefinition of marriage be the key to divorce reform?
Marriage has been at the top of the news agenda these past few weeks. Are the headlines surrounding the House of Commons vote on gay marriage and the report from the Marriage Foundation – What is the Divorce Rate? making us look at what marriage now means?
19 June 2012
Mind the Gap. Why gay marriage changes may be about to take the wrong step
The recent fuss about Coalition plans to bring in gay marriage hasn’t centred on legal aspects so much as political and cultural ones. Is David Cameron pushing for a free vote, or will MPs be whipped into following the government line? If the law is changed, is the Church of England going to refuse to conduct gay marriages, because the Church says a man and woman, only, can marry? Will the Church be permitted to do this?
11 June 2012
To annul or not to annul...?
The newspapers reported last week that MPs are considering whether to remove the requirement for a marriage to be consummated.
