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Christmas has been and gone – a time where we should all have been full of cheer and John Lewis style love and warmth. However, for a lot of people the festive period was anticipated with dread.
Following a recent discussion, the rights of a non-biological parent were brought into question. As it is becoming increasingly common for couples to divorce and remarry, the likelihood of a step-parent becoming involved in the upbringing of the child is extremely high.
There are pros and cons to prenuptial agreements, most of which are personal reasons that should be discussed with your partner and an experienced family lawyer. Although it may feel some-what like you’re jinxing your marriage but taking precautionary measures to protect your assets is the logical thing to do.
It has been a year since our blog on the term ‘Divorcebook’ however with recent statistics and the growth in social media we thought it was worth another look.
There is a wide spread belief in the UK of the existence of ‘common law’ marriage, that if a couple live together long enough they become ‘common law’ husband and wife and acquire similar rights to a married couple or civil partnership.