As the country gears itself up for next year's general election, all three main political parties have been talking in terms of reforming family law.
As the Conservative party conference was held in Manchester this week, I attended a meeting of the Centre for Social Justice, details of which are on their website www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk
Whilst the Tories are not in support of reforming the law for unmarried couples, nor for introducing no fault divorce (both of which need to be reviewed soon), it was reassuring to see that they would propose to introduce laws which would mean that pre-nuptial agreements are binding. In addition they had detailed proposals for more clarity on financial settlements on divorce.
Whether the law may be changed or not is too early to tell, but as the law has not been significantly reviewed by Parliament for 40 years, it's reassuring to see that family law reform is on the agenda. At long last!
Nick Gulliford wrote:
The Conservatives are also championing the cause of teaching children history. If a Conservative government reduces the marriage covenant to a contract - by introducing enforceable prenuptial agreements - children will ask, "What is the point of History, if you can so readily cast aside several thousand years of valuable tradition?" It is taking the mickey out of the established church which is required to marry any parishioner asking for marriage on the basis that it is to be exclusive and lifelong. This public policy also applies to civil marriages. Maybe we should not try to teach children history, after all!